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Topics for Risk Management Research Paper and Presentation
The large majority of the paper MUST address the highlighted topic below as it relates to Information Security Risk Management. Specific hardware, software, service or systems may be used as short examples but should only represent a small portion of the total paper.
Barriers to implementing and using Information Security Risk Management in
Business to include Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Business Impact Analysis, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning and Computer Incident Response Teams.
You can compare Small Businesses to Large Businesses or to Cloud Computing providers OR one type
of industry compared to another industry OR government compared to non-government.
Requirements:
• 7-10 double-spaced pages (at least 7 pages), using 12-font Calibri-Body. o The Cover Page, Reference Page and any space needed for pictures/images are not included in
the required pages. o Make sure Paragraph Line Spacing is set to double-spaced with 0 before and 0 after.
• 7-10 references (at least 7 references) of which 2 must be Peer Reviewed. o Include a Reference page at the end of the document for each reference used (ordered
alphabetically by last name). ▪ Ensure each citation within the text is included on the reference page. ▪ Ensure each reference on the reference page has at least one citation within the text.
o Include all References as the last page of the Powerpoint Presentation as indicated in the Powerpoint Project template.
• Once the paper is completed, add an Overview to the start of the paper. The Overview must contain at least one Hypothesis (see Rubric) and a Synopsis of what is contained in the paper.
o Include the Overview with Hypothesis as the 2nd page of the Powerpoint presentation.
For this paper, a Hypothesis is a statement you believe to be true based on the research you conducted. As an
example: “Small businesses are less likely to provide adequate Information Security Risk Management”.
The quality and thoroughness of the paper, as defined in the rubric, will determine the grade assigned.
Papers containing the minimum number of references and/or minimum number of pages will most likely not
earn a high grade.
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