Application Security

Chapter 1: Microsoft Windows and the Threat Landscape.

Chapter: 2 Security in the Microsoft Windows Operating System,

Chapter 3: Access controls in Microsoft Windows

Chapter 9: Microsoft Windows Network Security.

1. Pick a topic relevant to the information we have covered to date, including this week.  It can cover information in Chapters 1,2,3, and 9, or any of the articles presented in the readings area.  The format of your paper will need to follow the following outline in APA format (include title page, abstract page, content pages, and reference page): INTRODUCTION 

• State the topic you are attempting to cover
• State the issues involved
• State why we should be      concerned with resolving whatever issues are involved
• State how answering the issues      will help us
• State the implications and      consequences of dealing with or resolving the issues involved

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (2 sources minimal, at least 1 needs to be peer-reviewed) Identify who has tried to answer the question before by doing the following: 

• Summarize how each of the      sources presents and deals with the subject
• Explain how each source      presents and deals with its findings or results
• Explain the relevancy of each      source to your topic
• State what you learned from      each of your sources
• State in what way(s) each      source contributes to answering your issues.

DISCUSSION 

• State your answer to your issue
• State how and elaborate on how,      explain how, illustrate how each of the sources you previously reviewed      help you answer your issue
• State what questions about your      topic you still have that your sources may not have answered

CONCLUSIONS 

• Indicate how each of the      sources have contributed to your conclusions (and clearly, accurately,      correctly document those sources within your text)
• State the implications of your      conclusions
• State what might be the      possible consequences of your conclusions
• State the significance these      implications and consequences might have in the information technology /      information security realm 

DOCUMENTATION 

• On a separate page, include a      section labeled References which provides the full publication information      for all the sources you used in your paper
• You should have a MINIMUM of      three (2) sources for your paper, at least 1 source needs to be      peer-reviewed
• Not meeting this minimum      requirement of three (2) sources will lead to a lower evaluation of your      paper for each missing source.
• Use APA format for documenting      your sources

-For APA help: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

For more details on journal types, refer to this link:  https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/scholarly_articles