Assignment 2 Grading Rubric

Course: IT286 Unit: 9 Points: 20

NOTE: Unit 9 has two Assignments: Assignment 1 and Assignment 2. Each will be submitted to their
individual Dropbox.

Unit 9, Assignment 2

Outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

Course outcome:

GEL-8.3: Formulate a logical solution to a problem.

Instructions:

Respond to the scenario below in a paper using correct APA formatting. Double space your work. Use Times
New Roman 12 points. You must include both a separate title and reference page.

You are being graded on your ability to formulate a logical solution to the problem. You should focus on critical
thinking skills, ability to analyze the problem and come up with a solution to the problem described below.

You are working as an IT security professional for an organization (called Web Site 101) that has 300
employees, one large corporate office with three floors. Your organization is a website development company
with gross revenue of two million dollars per year.

Recently security problems have become a hot topic with management and you have been asked by the CISO
(chief information security officer) to write a security recommendation paper for your organization. Security
problems include:
Data loss due to employee negligence
Physical break ins
Employees complain they do not understand what is expected of them from a security standpoint
The network administrators complain the company allows free access to anything on the network for
anyone who asks
Web Site 101 home Web page was recently hacked

You are to write a paper making recommendations to help correct the security issues at Web Site 101. The
paper should cover access control methods, physical access controls, risk assessment and environmental
controls and other items you feel important to ensure future information security at Web Site 101.

Parameters/Expectations:
1. Include a title page.
2. Font size 10 or 12.
3. At least one full double-spaced page in length, not counting the title page.
4. Includes a highly developed viewpoint, purpose and exceptional content.
5. Demonstrates superior organization, is well ordered, logical, and unified.
6. Free of grammar and spelling errors.
7. No evidence of plagiarism.

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 Assignment 2 Grading Rubric
Course: IT286 Unit: 9 Points: 20

Written Requirements:

Written work should be free of spelling, grammar, and APA errors. Points deducted from the grade for each
writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructors discretion.

Please be sure to download the file Writing Center Resources from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting
APA expectations.

When completed submit the Assignment to the Unit 9, Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Review the grading rubric below before beginning this activity.

Unit 9, Assignment 2 Assignment grading rubric = 20 points

Assignment Requirements Points Points

Possible Earned
1. At least 1 page in length not counting 04
the title page, include a title page, double
space, font size 10 or 12.

2. Includes a highly developed viewpoint, 04

purpose, and exceptional content.

3. Demonstrates superior organization, is 04

well ordered, logical, and unified.

4. Free of grammar and spelling errors. 04

5. No evidence of plagiarism. 04

Total Points Earned

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