Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL RISK APPETITE AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Assignment 2: Organizational Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment
Aalsa Caspher
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Strayer University
October 26, 2017
ORGANIZATIONAL RISK APPETITE AND RISK ASSESSMENT
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Assignment 2: Organizational Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment
Due Week 4 and worth 50 points
Imagine that a software development company has just appointed you to lead a risk
assessment project. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the organization has seen reports
of malicious activity on the rise and has become extremely concerned with the protection of
the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. The CIO
has asked you to prepare a short document before your team begins working. She would like
for you to provide an overview of what the term “risk appetite” means and a suggested
process for determining the risk appetite for the company. Also, she would like for you to
provide some information about the method(s) you intend to use in performing a risk
assessment. 0
Write a two to three page paper in which you:
1. Analyze the term “risk appetite”. Then, suggest at least one practical example in which it
applies.
2. Recommend the key method(s) for determining the risk appetite of the company.
3. Describe the process of performing a risk assessment.
4. Elaborate on the approach you will use when performing the risk assessment.
5. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment.0 0Wikipedia and similar Note:
Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe the components and basic requirements for creating an audit plan to support
business and system considerations.
Describe the parameters required to conduct and report on IT infrastructure audit for
organizational compliance.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy
formation.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information technology audit and control
using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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ORGANIZATIONAL RISK APPETITE AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Points: 50 Assignment 2: Organizational Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment
Criteria
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Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum
Expectations
60-69% D
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Fair
70-79% C
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Proficient
80-89% B
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Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Analyze
the term “risk
appetite”.
Then,
suggest at
least one
practical
example in
which it
applies.
Weight: 21%
Did not submit or
incompletelyanalyzed
the term “risk appetite”.
Then, did not submit or
incompletely
suggested at least one
practical example in
which it applies.
Insufficiently analyzed
the term “risk
appetite”. Then,
insufficiently
suggested at least one
practical example in
which it applies.
Partially
analyzed the
term “risk
appetite”.
Then, partially
suggested at
least one
practical
example in
which it
applies.
