Write a paper on the notional security plan.In the security project, each student will prepare a notional security plan for Victor Alfa Consultancy (see below). This plan will address the issues discussed in the texts and the course.
You are the CIO of a medium-sized company, Victor Alfa Consultancy (VAC). Here are the relevant facts regarding VAC:
250 employees.
Twelve percent revenue growth over each of the past three years.
Five offices: four in the U.S. (Washington, Norfolk, Denver, and San Jose), and one in the U.K. (London).
One-third of the employees work in the Washington, D.C. office.
VAC offers strategic planning, security planning, and systems analysis services.
Approximately half of VAC’s work is for the DoD, and approximately half of that work is on classified contracts.
XYZ, a third-party supplier, provides VAC with payroll and time charging services.
VAC is considering purchasing TUB Consulting, a 70-person consulting firm based in Orlando.
You have a dedicated information security staff of three persons. They (and you) all work in the DC office. In the other offices, an IT person doubles as the information security person for that site.
For physical security, you rely on the services provided at your leased offices.
You may add details to this summary context as they see fit. Create an executive summary of your security plan for the VAC board (8 pages total, single spaced). This summary should highlight areas of concern and address how you plan to address these areas. Use diagrams liberally but do not count these toward the eight-page total. Consider the elements of a good security plan discussed in class and in the texts. Contrast issues of cost and benefit associated with the plan. Anticipate and answer two possible questions and concerns the board might raise. Apply a superior level of analysis and demonstrate an ability to conduct outside research.
How I will assess your work:
Sources matter. Because this is more of a design effort than a research project, sources will be less critical (as opposed to the research paper). Remember, however, to always cite ideas and concepts that you draw from your sources, not just the direct quotes you might use.
Style matters. Apply a consistent style using The Chicago Manual of Style (16 th Edition). If you are unfamiliar with how to use a style guide, start here.
Grammar mattersThis is a graduate-level course. Review and proof your work. Expect to spend at least three times as much effort editing and revising your work as you expend writing the initial draft.
Content matters. Simply restating the points from the lectures, the textbooks, and your sources will not garner a high score. Analyze and synthesize. .
Format matters: Separate sections using clear headings. Explain and annotate all diagrams.
