saint com545 Writing Assignment 2

COM 545 Writing Assignment 2
Scenario
UNFO traditionally has been a brick-and-mortar retailer, and
the management has experiences
of associated business risks such as employee theft and
shoplifting. However, as the
organization moves into the e-commerce model, new risks will
be introduced to the
organization. As the junior information security analyst, it
will be your role to summarize the
business impact of these new risks, the motivating factors
that one may have to exploit
vulnerabilities, and how the risks can be mitigated.
Tasks
Prepare a report for presentation to senior management to
assist the team in understanding IT
security risks associated with an e-commerce model.
Additionally, the senior management team
will need to use the report as guidance for determining a
budget allocation for hiring new IT
professionals. Through the given scenario of UNFO, identify
the weaknesses and vulnerabilities
associated with the proposed Web platform. To do so, you
must:
1. Research and classify common weaknesses and attacks
associated with ecommerce
and social networking applications.
2. Identify the motivation for potential attacks.
3. Identify the roles such as system administrator,
developer, security engineer, and
quality assurance analyst for each classification.
4. Explain the business impacts of a successful exploit on a
Web application’s
weakness.
5. Summarize the importance of identifying weaknesses and
motivation for attacks
early in the development or implementation process.
Submission Requirements
Submit your answer in a Microsoft Word document in two
pages, along with a cover page and
executive summary.
? Font: Arial 12-point size
? Line Spacing: Double
Scoring Rubric
Students will complete the assignment with attention to the
following criteria:
Rating Scale Exemplary: Corresponds to an A- to A (90-100%)
Proficient: Corresponds to B- to B+ (80-89%)
Basic: Corresponds to C- to C+ (70-79%)
Novice: Corresponds to D to D+ (60-69%)
Not Attempted: Corresponds to an F (0-59%)
Elements
Criteria
Score
Not Attempted
(Criterion is
missing or not
in evidence)
0-14.99%
Novice
(does not meet
expectations;
performance is
substandard)
15-17.49%
Basic
(works towards
meeting
expectations;
performance
needs
improvement)
17.5-19.99%
Proficient
(meets
expectations;
performance is
satisfactory)
20-22.49%
Exemplary
(exceeds
expectations;
performance is
outstanding)
22.5-25
Paper Topic
25%
There was little or
no evidence of an
essay.
The paper fails to address
multiple parts of the essay
prompt, and/or the paper
lacks a thesis statement.
The paper
addresses most,
but not all, of parts
of the essay
prompt, and/or the
paper’s thesis is
difficult to discern.
The paper addresses
all parts of the essay
prompt but not
adequately, and/or the
paper has an
adequate thesis, but it
is not explicitly stated
in the introductory
paragraph.
The paper adequately
addresses all parts of
the essay prompt; and
the paper clearly states
a well-defined thesis in
the introductory
paragraph. ___/25
Length
Requirements
25%
There was little or
no evidence of an
essay.
The paper is entirely too
short.
The paper contains
a great deal of “fluff”
and still doesn’t
meet the length
requirements.
The paper is just a
little on the short side,
and/or it meets the
requirements only
because it contains
“fluff” that could use
trimming.
The paper falls within
the required length
requirements without
going over and without
straying from the main
topic.
___/25
Mechanics of
Writing
25%
Little to no
evidence of
proper writing
mechanics.
The grammar of the paper
greatly impedes
understanding of content,
and/or the paper contains
no citations.
The paper needs a
good deal of
improvement with
respect to grammar,
citations, spelling,
and/or style.
The paper is mostly
free of errors with
respect to grammar,
citations, spelling,
and/or style, but needs
some improvement in
this area.
The paper is nearly
perfect with respect to
grammar, citations,
spelling, and style.
___/25
Understanding
25%
The paper
exhibits a
complete lack of
understanding of
the text and/or
course materials.
The paper exhibits very
little understanding of the
text and/or course
materials.
The paper exhibits
basic understanding
of the text and/or
course materials
but needs
improvement in this
area.
The paper exhibits
sufficient
understanding of the
text and/or course
materials, but some
improvement is
needed.
The paper does an
excellent job
demonstrating an
accurate understanding
of the text and/or course
materials.
___/25
____/100
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