Information Security(Sister Assignment)

Assignment Preparation: Activities include independent student reading and research.

NOTE: This is part one of a three-part assignment.  The final version will be submitted in Week 4.  It is expected that adjustments will be made in the final version based on the feedback provided in Weeks 2 and 3.

Write a 3-to 4-page paper on at least three major information security threats that a specific organization you choose faces today.  This portion of the assignment should provide a foundation for the sections to be added in Weeks 3 and 4.

· Describe what techniques and processes you would use to identify the vulnerabilities and threats to the organization you have chosen.

· Describe potential risks to the information and the related vulnerabilities within the organization when utilizing web components. How could you mitigate the risk?  

· Discuss how the organization can safeguard against legal issues.

· Discuss some of the types of social data that could potentially cause a problem for an organization.

· Explain the legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements for protecting the data of the organization.

Week 3(Securing and Protecting Information)

Assignment Preparation: Activities include independent student reading and research.

NOTE: This is part two of a three-part assignment.  The final version will be submitted in Week 4.  It is expected that adjustments will be made in the final version based on the feedback provided in Weeks 2 and 3.

Using the paper started in Week 2 add an additional 4-to 6-pages that describes the security authentication process. 

· Discuss how this and other information security considerations will affect the design and development process for new information systems. 

· Include a brief discussion of how to include preventative measures for securing data, such as (but not limited to) backups and remote or redundant storage. 

· Note what role this will play in the other areas covered in the paper, including (but not limited to) virtualization and the cloud.

· Provide an overview of several systems and devices that can provide security services to meet the needs raised in the paper.