IT 552

IT 552 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric In Module Four, you will submit 10 security policies as part of the planned solution to mitigate the 10 security gaps identified in the Case Document. There should be one policy per security gap idenitifed in the Case Document. Consider policies that address topics such as remote access, encryption and hashing (to control data flow), auditing network accounts, configuration change management (to reduce unintentional threats), segregation of duties, mandatory vacation (to mitigate intentional threats), personally identifiable information breaches, media protection, and social engineering. This milestone focuses on security functionality, and each policy should be no longer than one page. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

a) What is your proposal for mitigating the identified human factors that pose a threat to the organization’s security posture? Describe the specific policies, processes, and practices that must be in place to address each of the following.

i. Unintentional Threats: What strategies can protect against human errors made due to cognitive factors? What strategies can protect against human errors made due to psychosocial and cultural factors?

ii. Intentional Threats: What strategies can protect against social engineering? b) Data Flow: How do you make sure that the data sender and the data receiver have a sound connection? How do you ensure that data is not tampered

with or altered from its intended meaning? What strategies do you propose to address poor communication? Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 10-page Microsoft Word document, with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins, in APA format. Each policy should be no longer than one page.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Human: Unintentional

Threats

Meets “Proficient” criteria and proposes evidence-based solutions for effectively protecting against unintentional human errors

Proposes specific policies, processes, and practices to protect against unintentional human errors, including cognitive, psychosocial, and cultural factors

Insufficiently proposes specific policies, processes, and practices to protect against unintentional human errors, including cognitive, psychosocial, and cultural factors

Does not propose policies, processes, or practices for protecting against unintentional human errors

25

Human: Intentional Threats

Meets “Proficient” criteria and proposes evidence-based solutions for effectively protecting against intentional human threats

Proposes specific policies, processes, and practices to protect against intentional human threats, including social engineering

Specific policies, processes, and practices to protect against intentional human threats, including social engineering are minimally described

Does not propose policies, processes, or practices for protecting against intentional human threats, including social engineering

25

Organizational: Data Flow

Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with evidence- based solutions for effectively protecting against inoperative organizational factors associated with data flow

Proposes specific policies, processes, and practices for protecting against inoperative organizational factors associated with data flow

Specific policies, processes, and practices for protecting against inoperative organizational factors associated with data flow are lacking in detail

Does not propose policies, processes, or practices for protecting against inoperative organizational factors associated with data flow

25

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax

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 the understanding of ideas

25

Earned Total 100%