Assignment: Information Security Management
Objectives
This assessment task can be undertaken in a group of up to 4 members or individually. You will analyse the given scenario, and write a report. The reportshoulddiscuss theguidelines for managingthe information security risksof the organisation.
Task
You arerequired to analyse the given scenario 2 and produce a report that discusses the guidelines for managing the information security risks of the organisation. Your report should havethe Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Introduction, Discussion (the guidelines), Assumptions and References sections.
Note: Each one of you need to upload the report of your group to Moodle. You must follow the Harvard citation and referencing guidelines.
Check the unit website at least once a week for further information relating to this assessment task. Please ensure that you write your answers in your own words to avoid possible plagiarism and copyright violation. You can understand the Plagiarism Procedures by following the corresponding link in the CQUniversity Policies section of the Unit Profile. Late assessments will be penalised as per the university policies and guidelines.
The Scenario for Information Security Management Assessment Tasks
Cosmos is an online newspaper publishing company located in Sydney, Australia. Cosmos has a global network of freelance reporters who report news from every corner of the world. Customers who are interested in reading the online newspapers and watching live video feeds have to register with Cosmos and pay a small fee online. The major income generator of Cosmos is the advertisements which contain live and playback videos in some instances. Cosmos accepts any type of advertisement from companies and individuals as long as it complies with the media codes, guidelines and regulations in Australia. It is estimated that 100,000 people will access the newspapers of Cosmos every day at the beginning and it will increase to 500,000 within 3 years.
Cosmos has provided the freelance reporters with suitable telecommunication devices for live reporting from areas where the Internet connectivity is poor or unavailable. The permanent staff of Cosmos consists of a CEO, a Finance Manager, a HR Manager, a Publishing Manager and a Technical Manager assisted by 20 supporting staff. Cosmos is required to provide a secure and reliable service to its permanent staff, customers, advertisers and the freelance reporters. Their website and video feeds should be available 24/7.
Cosmos is now in the process of upgrading the information security policies for its information system.
Note: This scenario was created by Dr Rohan de Silva on 5thDecember 2017 and no part of this scenario should be reproduced by any individual or an organisation without written permission from CQUniversity, Australia.