Assignment

Scenario: You have graduated and are now employed by the IT consulting firm USCU-IT Consulting. The company has recently been hired by a new client, VirtualProfessor Press (VPP). VPP develops and publishes electronic textbooks, e-books, supporting Internet Management, E-business, and IT curriculums. VirtualProfessor Press is a virtual company and contracts with outside book developers to create textbooks. The e-books are then marketed and sold online via the e-business site of the company. As a virtual company, use of the Internet is critical. Protection of book content under development as well as during the marketing process is critical to the well-being of the company.

As this is the first foray by USCU-IT into information security consulting, you have been selected as the project manager as your resume shows that you completed this course. You are currently preparing to conduct an initial meeting with VPP. The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint VPP with the security planning process.

Task:

You are preparing for your weekly meeting with the client. Create a Word document named 315c3pa.docx containing the answers to the two questions below. Be sure your responses are in your own words. Chapter 3 covers strategic planning of information security (INFOSEC). Regarding INFOSEC, answer the following questions. Why should INFOSEC not be developed in an IT department? Justify your answer. If INFOSEC is properly planned and governed, list and explain a minimum of four benefits to the client. Your submission will be reviewed by SafeAssign to check for any plagiarism issues. Be sure you address the client and do not submit generic answers.