The security program has been a huge success. Several of the PCS government clients have expressed their appreciation and increased confidence in the company’s ability to protect their program data and assets. Your company is now in the continuous monitoring phase and your information security analysts are performing routine assessments on the servers and workstations.Based on your research for Unit 8:
- Describe the importance of assessments in system and application security.
- Describe some of the major challenges with this area of security and address why the job is never done.
- Review the results of the vulnerability scan provided by one of your analysts for a client’s system. Explain ten of the failures found on the client system and how the PCS security program prevents these problems on the corporate network.
- Conclude by discussing the relationship between assessments and the importance it has in continuous monitoring.
The requirements for your assignment are:
- 1-2-page APA paper excluding title and reference pages
- Provide at least two references and in-text citations in APA format
- College level writing
Refer to the attached document for the grading rubric.
Unit 8 Individual Assignment for CIS222: Fundamentals of Security
Unit 8 Individual Assignment
Due:
Midnight FRIDAY of Unit 8
The security program has been a huge success. Several of the PCS government clients have expressed their appreciation and increased confidence in the company’s ability to protect their program data and assets. Your company is now in the continuous monitoring phase and your information security analysts are performing routine assessments on the servers and workstations.
Based on your research for Unit 8:
· Describe the importance of assessments in system and application security.
· Describe some of the major challenges with this area of security and address why the job is never done.
· Review the
results of the vulnerability scan
provided by one of your analysts for a client’s system. Explain ten of the failures found on the client system and how the PCS security program prevents these problems on the corporate network.
· Conclude by discussing the relationship between assessments and the importance it has in continuous monitoring.
The requirements for your assignment are:
· 1-2-page APA paper excluding title and reference pages
· Provide at least two references and in-text citations in APA format
· College level writing
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated,
before you write, and again
after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 8 Assignment
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Criteria |
Deficient |
Proficient |
Exemplary |
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0-9 points |
10-39 points |
40-60 points |
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Mastery of concepts |
The deliverable does not convey the relevant concepts and terminology from the Unit reading. |
The deliverable is missing or unclear on some relevant concepts and terminology from the Unit reading. |
The deliverable strongly conveys the relevant concepts and terminology from the Unit reading. |
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0-5 points |
6-10 points |
11-15 points |
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Content length |
The deliverable was significantly short of the length objectives. |
The deliverable was lacking in length. |
The deliverable met or exceeded the length objectives |
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Demonstrated Research |
The submission did not meet the research reference and citation objective. |
The research references and/or citations were not presented properly or relevant to the assignment. |
The deliverable included relevant references and citations that met or exceeded the objectives. |
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0-1 points |
2-4 points |
5-10 points |
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Clear and professional writing and format |
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. |
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. |
Writing and format is clear, professional, and error free. |
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