IT 549 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Employing information assurance best practices will ensure a firm is able to eliminate hierarchical structures, become more f lat, and have greater customer touch points by leveraging the correct information at the right time. Successful firms will maintain an established information assurance plan and posture that is implemented and reviewed on a weekly basis.

The ability to properly assign roles is crucial to the design of an effective information assurance pla n. Without clearly identified roles and responsibilities, the key members of an organization would not have a clear understanding of what was expected of them. The establishment of roles and responsibilities assists each member to communicate clearly and effectively throughout the organization.

Prompt: In Module Four, you will submit your roles and responsibilities portion of the final project. Your submission should answer the following questions: Who are the key leaders of the organization specific to how their responsibilities are connected to the security of the organization’s information ? You must also identify key ethical considerations. What are the ramifications of key leaders not properly accounting for ethical and legal considerations? What are t he key components of information assurance as they relate to individual roles and responsibilities within t he information assurance plan? For example, examine the current policies as they relate to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

II. Information Security Roles and Responsibilities a) Analyze the role of the key leaders within the organization specific to how their responsibilities are connected to the security of the organization’s

information. What is the relationship between these roles? b) Evaluate key ethical and legal considerations related to information assurance that must be taken into account by the key lea ders within the

organization. What are the ramifications of key leaders not properly accounting for ethical and legal considerations? c) What are the key components of information assurance as they relate to individual roles and responsibilities within the infor mation assurance

plan? For example, examine the current policies as they relate to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Responsibilities of Key Leaders

Anal yzes the rol e of the key l eaders wi thi n the organi zati on

s peci fi c to how thei r res pons i bi lities are connected to the s ecuri ty of the organi zati on’s i nformati on

Anal yzes the rol e of the key l eaders wi thi n the organi zati on

but mi s s es key rol es or as pects of res pons i bi lities s peci fic to the s ecuri ty of the organi zati on’s i nformati on

Does not anal yze the rol e of the key l eaders wi thi n the

organi zati on

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Key Ethical and Legal Considerations

Accuratel y eval uates key ethi cal and l egal cons i derations rel ated to i nformati on as s urance that mus t be taken i nto account by

the key l eaders wi thi n the organi zati on, i ncluding the rami fi cati ons of key l eaders not properl y accounti ng for ethi cal

and l egal cons i derations

Eval uates ethi cal and l egal cons i derati ons rel ated to i nformati on as s urance that mus t be taken i nto account by the key

l eaders wi thi n the organi zati on but does not i ncl ude the rami fi cati ons of key l eaders not properl y accounti ng for ethi cal

and l egal cons i derations , or eval uati on i s i naccurate

Does not eval uate ethi cal and l egal cons i derati ons rel ated to i nformati on as s urance that mus t be taken i nto account by the key

l eaders wi thi n the organi zati on

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Key Components of Information Assurance

Comprehens i vel y addres s es components of i nformati on as s urance as they rel ate to

i ndi vi dual roles and res pons i bi lities wi thi n the i nformati on as s urance pl an

Addres s es components of i nformati on as s urance as they rel ate to i ndi vi dual roles and

res pons i bi lities wi thi n the i nformati on as s urance pl an but does not addres s confi denti al ity,

i ntegri ty, and/or avai lability of i nformati on

Does not addres s any components of i nformati on as s urance as they rel ate to

i ndi vi dual roles and res pons i bi lities wi thi n the i nformati on as s urance pl an

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Articulation of Response

Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

that negati vel y i mpact readabi lity and arti cul ation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

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Earned Total 100%

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