Rough Draft essay
TOPIC: Cyber Security
This is to be a complete paper, meeting the page requirements – not a partially completed paper. Points will be deducted for short or incomplete papers. Your rough draft will not be graded by the rubric, but helpful feedback will be provided to indicate where you are falling short. You may correct any deficiencies before resubmitting your final draft at the end of Week 8.
Include in the paper: A description of the scope and principal features of writing a technical paper, cite core theories and practices, and offer a similar explication (explanation) of a related field such as business field that would benefit from technical writing.
1) 8-10 pages (double-spaced).
2) Write on the topic of cyber security.
3) Identify the purpose and audience of your report.
4) Use at least seven references outside of your textbook (you may use your textbook too, but are not required to).
5) In addition to the required number of pages for the assignment, you must also include a reference page (bibliography), written in APA style (see Appendix B), and a title page. Be sure to give all of your papers a descriptive title!
6) Use your approved topic.
7) Use your approved outline.
8) Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other arrangements have been approved by the professor).
9) Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.
10) Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations
11) Paraphrases of others’ work must include attributions to the authors. Limit quotations to an average of no more than 3-5 lines, and use quotations sparingly!
CYBER SECURITY 1
Cyber Security
Joshua Kreider
ITCC231
Professor Durgin
07/25/2020
Paper Outline
Introduction
I. It is the protection of personal and sensitive data by prevention, detection, and response to various online attacks.
II. An individual must look at the privacy policy of a website before submitting personal information.
III. The increasing use of the internet has exposed individuals and organizations to cyber-attacks. Therefore, it is vital in understand the concepts of cyber security such as history, prevention of cyber-attacks, major cyber-attack incidences, advantages, and disadvantages of cyber security.
Body
1. History of Cyber Security
I. 1971 Discovery of the Creeper Virus
II. 1983 The 1st U.S. Patent for Cyber security
III. 1993 The First DEF CON Conference
IV. 1995 -The creation of the Secure Sockets Layer
V. 2003 Anonymous is Born
VI. 2010 Operation Aurora Reveals a Nation-as-Hacker
I. Employee training
II. Installing and updating antivirus and antispyware software for all the computers used in the organization
III. Using a firewall
IV. Installing software updates for your computer operating
V. Making and keeping backup copies of essential business data and information.
VI. Controlling physical access to your computers and network components.
3. Major Cyber Attack Incidences
I. eBay
II. My fitness pals
III. Adobe
IV. Adult friend finder
V. Yahoo
4. Advantages of cyber security
I. Defends organizations from cyber attacks
II. Helps in safe browsing of websites
III. Enhance internet data security
IV. Prevents viruses and hacks
5. Disadvantages of Cyber Security
I. Configuring firewall can be difficult
II. Wrongly configured firewalls can block users from undertaking some actions
III. It makes computer system slower
IV. Expensive for average user
V. Requires constant updating
6. Conclusion
I. Restating the thesis
II. Summary of main ideas
III. Suggestion or course of action
7. References
I. list of reference sources
