Description
PART A
Chapter 2 discusses how the U.S. reliance on IT infrastructure for telecommunications, banking, electrical power, oil and gas distribution, water supply, transportation, emergency services, and government services are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Conduct a Google search for a cyberattack on 1 of the infrastructures identified above that occurred within the last 2 years.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Explain the cyberattack.
- What impact did the cyberattack have on the community?
- How was the issue resolved?
- What lessons did the community government learn from the cyber-event?
- What would you have done differently in this situation to prevent this type of cyberattack from occurring?
PART B
Exam Content
View the Risk Management video located in the Wk 2 Learning Activities folder. The video defines assets, threats, and vulnerabilities.
Assume you’ve been assigned to a risk assessment project team that is responsible for identifying critical organizational assets that would have a significant negative impact on the organizations mission.
Select an asset from your own organization.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that addresses the following:
- The chosen asset from your organization
- Threats and vulnerabilities to the asset
- The impact on your organization if the asset was attacked
- The security controls you currently have in place to reduce the risk level
- The acceptable level of risk for you and your organization in terms of this asset
Create a 1-page cybersafety flier that addresses the cybercrime you researched in Week 1 and the critical asset from your teams risk assessment in the above summary.
Apply risk management principles in your cybersafety flier.
Identify the following about the cybercrime in your flier:
- The asset
- Its impact
- The threat
- Its vulnerability
- Security controls that someone can use to reduce the risk of exposure to the cyberthreat
Ensure that your flier contains appropriate white space, font size and type, and design.
Include introduction
Include Conclusion
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