This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a written paper and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

You are the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for an e-Commerce company and are concerned about security for your e-Commerce applications. Specifically, your company's Board of Directors has requested a detailed forward-looking plan with emphasis on securing your Web presence assets. Read the article titled, "Web application security is growing problem for enterprises" located at http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/web-application-security-growing-problem-enterprises-843?page=0,0. Also, be sure research at least four (4) other articles concerning the challenges of Web application security.

Section 1: Written Paper

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

Summarize the current state of Web application security for your Board of Directors to understand. Determine any common themes that need to be addressed specific to the Web security.

Describe the techniques and technologies you would use that you would implement to mitigate these security challenges and explain why you chose these techniques and technologies.

Analyze the internal security procedures and practices you will use to validate the security of your enterprise's Web applications.

Represent your Board recommendations graphically using Visio or Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.