Homework Assignment

In your first Homework Assignment 1, you selected a topic and discussed the cybersecurity landscape, and discussed in detail what the issue was (your topic), why organizations are facing challenges with this problem and why (your topic) is still a problem today in the company and in society.

Assignment

Each student will create a new Homework Assignment for a peer-reviewed research paper that should provide a summary or substantive commentary on their selected topic related to the following:

• As it relates to (your topic), what immediate action should be taken (if any) to remove or mitigate this threat. In short, how do you propose to fix the problem?

• What tactical approach should be taken to address (your topic)? In short, what plans and controls should be implemented over the next 6 -12 months?

• What strategic approach should be taken to address (your topic)? In short, what plans and controls should be implemented over the next 1- 3 years?

• What plans should be implemented for ongoing monitoring to ensure that (your topic) is no longer a threat in the organization or heavily mitigated?

Each of the above bullet points should have their own paragraph with substantial detail provided. I am looking for a minimum of 800 words on this assignment, but please limit the maximum words to 1,600 words. Please use proper APA and a minimum of two references will be needed per section above (total of 8 minimum). Please add a title page to this assignment and provide a summary and conclusion.

Example only to provide clarity to the assignment (please don’t use this one) TOPIC: SERVERS CONSTANTLY ATTACKED

Immediate: – Tactical Plan – Strategic Plan – Ongoing –

Grading

Proposal to Identify the vulnerabilities of all affected systems (Explain) Immediate need to patch the affected servers to minimize risk (Explain) Create a patch management and update plan for all servers (Explain) Create a new baseline and monitor future attacks (Explain)