3-2 Information Technology Risk Analysis and Cyber Security Assignment, Part 1
IT 659 Information Technology Risk Analysis and Cyber Security Policy Part 1 Guidelines and Rubric The first component of the summative assessment for this course is the development and creation of a risk analysis paper. The assessment will allow students the opportunity to investigate international and U.S. cyberlaws; state statutes; criminal, civil, private, and public laws; and ethics and then compare them within the current cyber business model of an organization to identify any implications for information technology. Students will research their chosen organization, studying the business models, to identify key areas of potential risk due to the business activities and industry. Prompt: Submit a comprehensive risk analysis paper that identifies the cyberlaw foundations that affect the current information technology business model. The framework for the assessment will include how the business model ensures that their current cyber practices are both legal and ethical.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Define and evaluate the information technology business model of the organization.
2. Analyze the precise cybersecurity laws, private and public laws, state statutes, criminal and civil laws, and ethical guidelines that are pertinent to the organization.
3. Evaluate the current cyberlaws, regulations, and policies within the organization as they relate to the organization’s information systems.
4. Cyberlaw crimes
a) Evaluate how cyberrelated crimes should be investigated and handled within an organization. b) Analyze the impact that these cybercrimes can have on an organization’s information technology structure. c) Evaluate the appropriate information security measures that should be in place to safeguard an organization’s information.
5. Cybercrime and ecommerce
a) Analyze the organization’s current information systems security measures in place that allow users to access the organization’s data. b) Evaluate the current cyberlaws to ensure that they protect the organization’s data against outside intrusion.
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a three to fivepage Word document with double spacing, 12point Times New Roman font, one inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Business Model
Evaluation Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with examples to support rationale to support evaluation
Evaluates the organization’s information technology business model
Minimally evaluates the organization’s information technology business model
Does not evaluate the organization’s information technology business model
10
Organization Analysis Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with research to support rationale
Analyzes the precise cyber security laws, private and public laws, state statutes, criminal and civil laws, and ethical guidelines that are pertinent to the organization
Analysis of the precise cyber security laws, private and public laws, state statutes, criminal and civil laws, and ethical guidelines that are pertinent to the organization is lacking in detail or accuracy
Analysis of the precise cyber security laws, private and public laws, state statutes, criminal and civil laws, and ethical guidelines that are pertinent to the organization is not evident
10
Evaluation of Organization’s
Information Systems
Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with specific examples to support the evaluation
Evaluates the current cyberlaws, regulations, and policies within the organization as they relate to the organization’s information systems
Evaluation of the current cyberlaws, regulations, and policies within the organization as they relate to the organization’s information systems is lacking in detail or accuracy
Evaluation of the current cyberlaws, regulations, and policies within the organization as they relate to the organization’s information systems is not evident
10
Cyberlaw Crimes: Investigation
Meets “Proficient” criteria supported with researchbased evidence
Evaluate how cyberrelated crimes should be investigated and handled within an organization
Evaluation of how cyberrelated crimes should be investigated and handled within an organization is minimal
Evaluation of how cyberrelated crimes should be investigated and handled within an organization is not evident
10
Cyberlaw Crimes: Impact
Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with evidence and examples to support analysis
Analyzes the impact that the cybercrimes can have on an organization’s information technology structure
The impact that the cyber crimes can have on an organization’s information technology structure is minimally analyzed
Impact that cybercrimes can have on an organization’s information technology structure is not evident
10
Cyberlaw Crimes: Information Security
Measures
Meets “Proficient” criteria supported with researchbased evidence to support the suggested security measures recommended
Evaluates the appropriate information security measures that should be in place to safeguard an organization’s information
Evaluation of the appropriate information securitymeasures that should be in place to safeguard an organization’s information is lacking in detail
Evaluation of the appropriate information security measures that should be in place to safeguard an organization’s information is not evident
10
Cyber-Crime and E- Commerce:
Information Systems Security Measures
Meet “Proficient” criteria substantiated with examples to support analysis of the current information systems security measures
Analyzes the organization’s current information systems security measures that allow users to access the organization’s data
Minimally analyzes the organization’s current information systems security measures in place that allow users to access the organization’s data
Does not analyze the organization’s current information systems security measures in place that allow users to access the organization’s data
15
Cyber-Crime and E- Commerce:
Cyberlaw Protection
Meets “Proficient” criteria supported with examples to i l lustrate findings
Measures the current cyberlaws to ensure that they protect the organization’s data against outside intrusion
Insufficiently measures the current cyberlaws to ensure that they protect the organization’s data against outside intrusion
Does not measure the current cyberlaws to ensure that they protect the organization’s data against outside intrusion
15
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easytoread format
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%