This assignment assesses your understanding in relation to
the following three course objectives:
1. Analyze information security vulnerabilities and threats
and determine appropriate controls that can be applied to mitigate the
potential risks
2. Explain why continual improvement is necessary to
maintain reasonably secure information systems and IT infrastructure and to
describe the role of disaster recovery and business continuity plans in
recovering information and operational systems when systems and hardware fail
4. Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively both
written and orally about the management of information security in organizations.
This assignment assesses the following graduate skills:
Problem Solving, Academic & Professional Literacy and Oral and Written
Communication at level 2.
This assignment relates to the topics covered in modules 1
to 10. This assignment can be completed by groups of two students or as an
individual assignment. Details regarding the allocation of students to teams
will be provided on the course study desk. If working in a student team you
will be expected work collaboratively as a team in developing and discussing
their approach to assignment case study and the required Security report and
presentation. Regular participation by the team members or an individual
completing this assignment each week from Monday 7th September until Friday
23rd October is expected. Each team member or an individual will also be
required to keep a journal of their activities and progress related to completing
this assignment and will form part of the assessment for assignment 3. In date
order clearly list the following:
• Date of research activity/discussion
• Topics researched or discussed
• Time duration of activity.
Submit this journal for each team member or as an individual
as an appendix to the assignment Recommendations report. Any reference to web
pages and on line resources such as white papers, blogs, wikis etc. should be
listed at the end of the journal.
Regular participation on the discussion forums dedicated for
this assessment is highly recommended and can assist greatly with this
assessment item. Also note that you are expected to do research outside of the
course materials provided.
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