Assume that you are the senior security analyst in your company and you have a new CIO who is just starting on the job next week. The CEO has asked you to provide a brief summary (several paragraphs) of the current state of the company’s security posture as a summary for the new CIO. Be sure to identify both positive and negative aspects. [This is a writing exercise and you can either use ‘real’ information from your current or past employer (don’t use the company name or disclose any proprietary or confidential information), or you can create your own assumptions about a fictitious company.]
Second part.
Writing Assignment:
From the Technical Communication textbook, under “Projects” (p. 14) at the end of Chapter 1, Item #1 under the ‘General’ category: “Write a memo to your boss, justifying reimbursement for this course. Explain how the course will help you become more effective on the job. (See Chapter 15 for memo elements and format.)”
In addition, request reimbursement for all the courses in the BS-CSIA Program, up to whatever dollar limit might be set by your employer (if there is such a limit). Be sure to provide a brief summary of each of the courses and how completion of the overall program will make you a better asset for the company.
If you are not currently employed (or in the military), or you do not want to use your real employer as the target audience, just write the assignment using a fictitious, medium-sized company where they have you and a few other cybersecurity staff and you are addressing the memo to the InfoSec supervisor/manager.
Strictly for identification purposes of this assignment, use the following information in the heading of the memo:
From – Your Name
To – Professor _________ (don’t write the memo ‘to’ the professor, your audience is your boss)
Date – Use the date of the assignment
Subject – Enter something appropriate for the topic
REF: – “CYB320 Week One Writing Assignment”
Other criteria:
Margins all 1 inch
Use 12pt font size only
Use a standard font style (e.g., Times Roman, Arial, Calibri)
Use 1.5 line spacing
Written memo should be 1.5 to 2 pages (no more than 2 pages)
CYB320 Week 1 Writing Assignment – Grading Rubric – PDF Document (138 KB)
