IS4560 Graded Assingments
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Graded Assignments
The following sections contain student copies of the assignments. These must be distributed to students prior to the due dates for the assignments. Online students will have access to these documents in PDF format, which will be available for downloading at any time during the course.
Graded Assignment Requirements
The Assignment Requirements documents provided below must be printed and distributed to students for guidance on completing the assignments and submitting them for grading.
Instructors must remind students to retain all handouts and assignment documents issued in every unit, as well as student-prepared documentation and graded deliverables. Some or all of these documents will be used repeatedly across different units.
Unit 1 Assignment 1: Developments in Hacking, Cybercrime, and Malware
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
You will be able to understand the history of hacking and its current state of the art.
Assignment Requirements
Access the Symantec’s Yearly Internet Security Report from the following link: http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/white_papers/b-whitepaper_internet_security_threat_report_xv_04-2010.en-us.pdf
This particular report provides information on cutting edge and growing threats to Internet security. Using the background provided by the class so far, as well as your own critical thinking skill, you need to write a summary of the top threats described in the whitepaper. Explain why the threats are important issues and how these threats have changed or are changing.
Required Resources
Access to the Internet
Submission Requirements
Format: Microsoft Word
Font: Arial, Size 10, Double-Space
Citation Style: Chicago Manual of Style
Length: 1–2 pages
Due By: Unit 2
Self-Assessment Checklist
I have identified the major threats and security concepts from the whitepaper.
I have explained those threats and their importance.
I have explained how threats
Graded Assignments
The following sections contain student copies of the assignments. These must be distributed to students prior to the due dates for the assignments. Online students will have access to these documents in PDF format, which will be available for downloading at any time during the course.
Graded Assignment Requirements
The Assignment Requirements documents provided below must be printed and distributed to students for guidance on completing the assignments and submitting them for grading.
Instructors must remind students to retain all handouts and assignment documents issued in every unit, as well as student-prepared documentation and graded deliverables. Some or all of these documents will be used repeatedly across different units.
Unit 1 Assignment 1: Developments in Hacking, Cybercrime, and Malware
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
You will be able to understand the history of hacking and its current state of the art.
Assignment Requirements
Access the Symantec’s Yearly Internet Security Report from the following link: http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/white_papers/b-whitepaper_internet_security_threat_report_xv_04-2010.en-us.pdf
This particular report provides information on cutting edge and growing threats to Internet security. Using the background provided by the class so far, as well as your own critical thinking skill, you need to write a summary of the top threats described in the whitepaper. Explain why the threats are important issues and how these threats have changed or are changing.
Required Resources
Access to the Internet
Submission Requirements
Format: Microsoft Word
Font: Arial, Size 10, Double-Space
Citation Style: Chicago Manual of Style
Length: 1–2 pages
Due By: Unit 2
Self-Assessment Checklist
I have identified the major threats and security concepts from the whitepaper.
I have explained those threats and their importance.
I have explained how threats