Security operations assignment
* As a follow-up to the chat, ensure that you submission includes the following -
A cover page, and a reference page in APA format.
Executive summary should be brief 3 pages, provide section titles for the 4 question items.
The PowerPoint presentation should include embedded audio
Objectives
Nowadays, security planning and operations management has become
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Security operations assignment
* As a follow-up to the chat, ensure that you submission includes the following -
A cover page, and a reference page in APA format.
Executive summary should be brief 3 pages, provide section titles for the 4 question items.
The PowerPoint presentation should include embedded audio
Objectives
Nowadays, security planning and operations management has become a top priority in
small, medium and large organizations. This assignment aims to explore senior
managers’ strategic approach to security operations. The learning outcomes for this
assignment are to provide students the ability to examine the placement of security
functions in a system and describe the strengths and weaknesses (CPM1). Another
learning outcome is to outline and explain the roles of personnel in planning and
managing security, including: board of directors, senior Management, Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO), IT management (CIO, IT Director, etc.), functional area
managers, Information Security personnel, and end users (CPM4). Students will become
familiar and learn to apply the Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT)
Matrix to security weakness in the functional areas and relate them to the appropriate
stakeholder units in the organization. Finally, students will propose a strategic direction
to mitigate such weaknesses.
Structure
This security operations management assignment is designed to provide students with
hands-on experience solving real-world security challenges. Students will select an
organization that they are familiar with to use as the basis for this assignment.
The project will consist of one executive summary and one presentation. The presentation
will require the preparation of a 10-minute presentation (using PowerPoint) on a specific
company.
Assignment 1 Guidelines
Prepare a 10-minute presentation with an executive summary of your analysis and
solution, focusing on the following guidelines:
1. Overview of a small to medium business that you are familiar with (current
workplace, family business, etc.)
2. Description of the security functions in the organization (hardware, software,
practices, and people)
3. SWOT Matrix
3.1. Express in your own words what is a SWOT Matrix (p. 16).
3.2. Provide a complete SWOT Matrix related to the information security perspective
of the organization and its departments (Hint: Box 1.2 on p. 16 – but note that
this SWOT Matrix is more focused on marketing, where yours should be
focused on information security operations!).
4. Outline the strategic roles of the following organizational stakeholders in planning
and managing security, as well as mitigating the weaknesses that you identified
above, including:
− Board of Directors
− Senior Management
− Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
− IT Management (CIO, IT Director, etc)
− Functional Area Management
− Information Security personnel
− End users (employees, customers, etc.
5. The anticipated top three biggest challenges that correspond to the weaknesses that
you identified in SWOT Matrix.
You will need to present your ideas to Dr.R, and classmates via the live session.
Your PowerPoint presentation file (about 5 slides) should be submitted to the assignment
box via Canvas prior to the presentation. Feedback will be provided following your
presentation in class. Also, you will need to provide an executive summary to Dr. R
(Word document format) addressing the key guidelines points above. Ensure to your
name, the term , the course name , and the professor’s name
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