Colorado ITS460 Module 3 Networks and Personal Computers

ITS 460 CSU Mod 3 Networks and Personal Computers Case Study Analysis

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

OPTION #1: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

Networks and personal computers are under continuous assault from hackers. The types of attacks vary widely in complexity and severity, but according to the text, hackers generally have one of three motives for compromising network:

• Financial fraud,
• Political reasons, or
• Personal reasons.

Search the Internet or the CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) to find an example of a hacking activity or situation that represent a cyber-crime, but is different from any examples you used in other assignments for this course.

Write a critical essay that meets the following requirements:

• Cite and briefly describe your example.
• Apply what you have learned from the course to this point to identify arguments both in support of and critical of the behavior of the attackers.
• Discuss which of the three motives best describes the hacker's intentions and why that motive is the correct one.
• Discuss how an information security policy or planning could have impacted the outcome of this event.

The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find credible and scholarly sources. Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length (not counting the title and reference pages) with document and citation formatting per CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

OPTION #2: ANALYSIS OF AN INFORMATION SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN

Your organization does not have an Information Security Strategic Plan. The CIO asked you to propose an approach for developing the strategic plan. Your report should cover the following topics:

• Strategic planning process,
• Organizational resources needed to create the plan, and
• Role of governance after the plan is created.

The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find credible and scholarly sources. Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length (not counting the title and reference pages) with document and citation formatting per CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).