Read the
article titled, “Mobile Devices Will Be Biggest Business Security Threat in
2014”, located athttp://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5670-mobile-devices-will-be-biggest-business-security-threat-in-2014.html,
and reference FIPS 140-2 Security Policy, located athttp://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp1648.pdf.
In addition, read the Sophos report titled, “Security Threat Report 2014”,
located athttp://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/other/sophos-security-threat-report-2014.pdf.
Write a
three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
1.
Analyze the emerging security
threats presented within the “Security Threat Report 2014” report.
2.
Analyze the major threats to
mobile devices, and suggest at least two (2) methods to mitigate the concerns
and make the devices more secure from an organizational standpoint. Justify
your response.
3.
Determine whether or not you
believe that the mobile device threats are the most critical and disturbing of
all of the security threats presented in the articles. Provide a rationale for
your response.
4.
Select one (1) security threat,
unrelated to mobile devices, that you believe is the most alarming, and explain
the main reasons why you believe that the chosen threat warrants concern.
Suggest key strategies for mitigating the risk. Justify your response.
5.
Use at least three (3) quality
resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
·
Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included
in the required assignment page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Define common and emerging
security issues and management responsibilities.
·
Analyze the methods of
managing, controlling, and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities.
·
Explain access control methods
and attacks.
·
Describe the applications and
uses of cryptography and encryption.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in security management.
·
Write clearly and concisely
about the theories of security management using proper writing mechanics and
technical style conventions.
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