Week 2 Information Security Management
Please refer to our APA Manual or visit the
Purdue Owl website at:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for assistance with
APA formatting and style guidelines.
The
essay option requires a minimum of 800 words and no more than 1000
words of content. Include APA standards for style, citations,
references, and format. Be sure to include a title page with your name
and the name of the essay. Please refer to our APA Manual or visit the
Purdue Owl website at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for assistance with APA formatting and style guidelines.
You must use at least
four (4) sources from professional websites or scholarly journals. Some
examples include www.sans.org, www.wired.com, www.cert.org, and www.nsa.gov.
You may not use Wikipedia, ask.com, or other related dictionary sites.
All sources must be cited within the text or mentioned within the video
presentation according to APA guidelines and must appear at the end of
your essay on a separate Reference List page or on the last page of your
Power Point presentation.
Option 1: WikiLeaks and/or Whistleblowers
Research the 2-part set of videos where Steve Croft interviews Assange in 2011 at the Ecuadorian Embassy. Here are the links:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzC9invn4Ko
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gKmBgc_4ko
Summarize the article/video and issues.
Do
you feel that the government should prosecute Julian Assange under the
Espionage Act? Or, do you feel that the public has a right to know and
that we need people like Julian Assange to reveal government secrets?
Do you agree with the practice of prosecuting whistleblowers? Why or why not?
Research and summarize another current article or video on whistleblowers and give us your thoughts.
Should
the Whistle Blower Protection Act apply to Julian Assange or Edward
Snowden? Analyze the reasons why the Whistle Blower Protection Act
should or should not apply to these individuals.
