Part 1- APA Format-250 Words (Due Tomorrow Thursday)

For this assignment you will post your answers to the questions in each thread.

Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers.

Be sure to list your references at the end of your post. References must be in APA citation format. All posts must be a minimum of 250 words.

1. Do you believe that training is a necessity in the implementation of new policies? Please support your answers.

2. Why are background checks important to information security? What purpose do they serve?

3. What can happen if management does not enforce the policies that are put in place?

Part 2- APA Format- 4 Pages 

Topic: Role of IT Security on Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) Policies

Assignment Instructions

specifications are as follows:

You must write a 4 page term paper on a topic of your choice related to IT Security: Planning and Policy (ALL TOPICS MUST BE APPROVED). Some examples would include, BYOD Policies, Remote Access Policies, DRP, BCP or Privacy Policies. Please write the term paper in a Word document and then upload it for grading.

In addition to the 4 pages of the paper itself, you must include a title page and a reference page.

Your title page must include the title of your paper, the date, the name of the course, your name, and your instructor's name. You must have a minimum of 3-5 outside sources.

Your reference page must be written in APA citation style, Arial or Time New Roman styles, 12-point font.

Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side, and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations.

Your paper must be in your own words, representing original work. 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. It is always better to write the information in your own words than to directly quote.

Part 3- APA Format- 1 Full Page

Assignment Instructions

Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. Use examples from the readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of 1-full page in length with a minimum of 2 outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guideline

Discuss the importance of employee security awareness training. What innovative ways should company's implement security training? Please provide examples to support your answer. (Write a minimum of 1-full page discussing your answer).

Part 4- APA Format- 250 words

Please Read the following articles on Cloud Security and their Associated Risks:

Christodorescu, M., Sailer, R., Schales, D. L., Sgandurra, D., & Zamboni, D. (2009, November). Cloud security is not (just) virtualization security: a short paper. In Proceedings of the 2009 ACM workshop on Cloud computing security(pp. 97-102). ACM.

Fogarty, K. (2012, August 10). The biggest cloud computing security risk is impossible to eliminate.

Kinsella, J. (2012, September 26). 5 (more) key cloud security issues.

Then, discuss with your classmates why Cloud Security is different from that of traditional network architectures and what you think the future holds for Cloud Security and it's adoption rate with company's. What are some technologies and solutions that can be used to reduce risk for the "Cloud" or "Cloud Data" .

Your answer should include the terms, concepts, and theories learned thus far. Cite each source used. No credit will be given if Wikipedia is used. Your answer should be a minimum of 250 words .

Part 5- APA Format- 250 Words

For this assignment, submit your initial post addressing the topics below. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate.

Questions:

(1)Research the different types of VPNs and other relevant remote access applications

(2)Discuss what they are and some common techniques used to try and subvert their security.

Your answer should include the terms, concepts, and theories learned thus far. Cite each source used. No credit will be given if Wikipedia is used. Your answer should be a minimum of 250 words.

Part 6- APA Format- 2 full pages

Assignment Instructions

The key to this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the topics, not to re-word the text or reference material. Please see Appendix A for the grading rubric on all written assignments.

Please complete the scenario below following these guidelines for your deliverable.

· Your assignment must be a minimum of 2 pages double spaced, plus a title page and a reference page for a total of 4 pages.

· Make sure you are using at least two (2) academic references.

· This submission should be created following APA 6th edition guidelines.

· The paper is to follow the APA style guide, Sixth Edition (available via bookstores).

o Also refer to APA's online resources

o and the APUS web site

· Submit your assignment as a MSWord attachment.

· You will be required to run your paper through Turnitin.com, ensure that your similarity index is sufficiently low, and submit an originality report with your paper.

Scenario:

Research and discuss the principle of exploits based on buffer-overflow attacks.

How can buffer-overflow attacks be avoided?