Respond to the scenario below in a paper using correct APA formatting. Double space your work. Use Times New Roman 12 point font. You must include both a separate title page 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 and your ability to analyze the problem described below and come up with a solution.
You are working as an IT security professional for an organization (called Website 101) that has 300 employees and one large corporate office with three floors. Your organization is a website development company with gross revenue of $2 million per year.
Recently, security problems have become a hot topic with management, and you have been asked by the chief information security officer (CISO) to write a security recommendation paper for your organization. Security problems include:
- Data loss due to employee negligence
- Physical break-ins
- Employees complaining they do not understand what is expected of them from a security standpoint
- The network administrators complaining the company allows free access to anything on the network for anyone who asks
- The recent hacking of Website 101’s homepage
You are to write a paper making recommendations to help correct the security issues at Website 101. The paper should cover access control methods, physical access controls, risk assessment, and environmental controls as well as other items you feel are important to ensure future information security at Website 101.
PARAMETERS/EXPECTATIONS:
- Includes a title page
- Uses Times New Roman 12 point font
- Is at least 1 full double-spaced page in length, not counting the title page
- Includes a highly developed viewpoint, purpose, and exceptional content
- Demonstrates superior organization and is well-ordered, logical, and unified
- Free of grammar and spelling errors
- No evidence of plagiarism