Information Assurance Plan Introduction: Twitter Hack

IT 549 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

You will find, and review, a real-world business scenario (e.g. Sony Breach, Target Breach, Home Depot Breach) in order to apply information assurance research and incorporate industry best practices to your recommendations for specific strategic and tactical steps. These skills are crucial for you to become a desired asset to organizations seeking industry professionals in the information assurance field.

Prompt: In Module Two, you will submit your introduction to the information assurance plan. This section of the plan will provide the overview of the current state of the organization. Provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of your information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Your submission should answer the following questions: What are the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan around those key concepts? Are there current protocols and policies the organization has in place? Additionally, what deficiencies exist within the organization’s current information assurance policies? What are the potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Introduction a) Provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of your information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the confidentiality,

integrity, and availability of information. What are the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan around those key concepts?

b) Assess the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information within the organization. c) Evaluate the current protocols and policies the organization has in place. What deficiencies exist within the organization’s current information

assurance policies? What are the potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Overview of Goals and Objectives

Provides a brief but comprehensive overview of the goals and objectives of the information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan

Provides a brief overview of the goals and objectives of the information assurance plan but does not include the importance of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information or the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan

Does not provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of the information assurance plan

30

Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of

Information

Accurately assesses the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information within the organization

Assesses the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information within the organization but some elements of the assessment may be illogical or inaccurate

Does not assess the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information within the organization

30

Current Protocols and Policies

Logically evaluates the current protocols and policies in place, including deficiencies that currently exist and potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan

Evaluates the current protocols and policies in place but does not address the deficiencies that currently exist or potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan, or evaluation is illogical

Does not evaluate the current protocols and policies in place

30

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%