Information Assurance Plan Introduction: Twitter Hack
This assurance plan will be a plan to mitigate those issues that led to the Twitter Hack of 2020
You will submit your introduction to the information assurance plan. This section of the plan will provide the overview of the current state of the organization. Provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of your information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. What are the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan around those key concepts? Are there current protocols and policies the organization has in place? Additionally, what deficiencies exist within the organization’s current information assurance policies? What are the potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan?
IT 549 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
You will find, and review, a real-world business scenario (e.g. Sony Breach, Target Breach, Home Depot Breach) in order to apply information assurance research
and incorporate industry best practices to your recommendations for specific strategic and tactical steps. These skills are crucial for you to become a desired
asset to organizations seeking industry professionals in the information assurance field.
Prompt: In Module Two, you will submit your introduction to the information assurance plan. This section of the plan will provide the overview of the current
state of the organization. Provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of your information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Your submission should answer the following questions: What are the benefits of creating and
maintaining an information assurance plan around those key concepts? Are there current protocols and policies the organization has in place? Additionally, what
deficiencies exist within the organizations current information assurance policies? What are the potential barriers to implementation of a new information
assurance plan?
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction
a) Provide a brief overview of the goals and objectives of your information assurance plan, including the importance of ensuring the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of information. What are the benefits of creating and maintaining an information assurance plan around those key
concepts?
b) Assess the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information within the organization.
c) Evaluate the current protocols and policies the organization has in place. What deficiencies exist within the organizations current information
assurance policies? What are the potential barriers to implementation of a new information assurance plan?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Overview of Goals and
Objectives
Provides a brief but
comprehensive overview of the
goals and objectives of the
information assurance plan,
including the importance of
ensuring the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of
information and the benefits of
creating and maintaining an
information assurance plan
Provides a brief overview of the
goals and objectives of the
information assurance plan but
does not include the importance
of ensuring the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of
information or the benefits of
creating and maintaining an
information assurance plan
Does not provide a brief overview
of the goals and objectives of the
information assurance plan
30
Confidentiality, Integrity,
and Availability of
Information
Accurately assesses the
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information within
the organization
Assesses the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of
information within the
organization but some elements
of the assessment may be illogical
or inaccurate
Does not assess the
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information within
the organization
30
Current Protocols and
Policies
Logically evaluates the current
protocols and policies in place,
including deficiencies that
currently exist and potential
barriers to implementation of a
new information assurance plan
Evaluates the current protocols
and policies in place but does not
address the deficiencies that
currently exist or potential
barriers to implementation of a
new information assurance plan,
or evaluation is illogical
Does not evaluate the current
protocols and policies in place
30
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Earned Total 100%
IT 549 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
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