Project 4: Security Analysis Findings and Recommendations Overview For the first project, you researched the impact of legislation on the selected...

Project 4: Security Analysis Findings and Recommendations

Overview

For the first project, you researched the impact of legislation on the selected organization's information security program. For the second project, you researched information security standards used by the selected organization. For the third project, you created a sample cybersecurity profile addressing the security posture of the selected organization. This final project incorporates the results from the first three projects into a final security analysis. For this final project, you will create an executive summary presentation describing the selected organization's security posture and your recommendations for improvement. You will also write an executive memorandum outlining your findings and your recommendations. Think of this assignment in terms of your own job. Apply the same standards and professionalism you would use for your superiors.

Learning Objectives

After completing this project, students will be able to

Evaluate the security posture of the organization and communicate the findings in an executive-level summary presentation and briefing memorandum.

Deliverables

There are two deliverables for this project. Submit your memorandum to TurnItIn and the classroom by the due date. Submit your presentation to the classroom by the due date.

Your final executive summary presentation should be 15–20 slides. Your executive summary presentation, at a minimum, should:

Cover the impact of legislation on your organization (project 1) (3–4 slides)

Describe the information security standards applicable to your organization (project 2) (3–4 slides)

Summarize the key findings from your security assessment (project 3) (3–4 slides)

You should also have a cover slide, an Agenda slide, a Summary/Conclusion slide(s), and a References slide (using proper APA guidelines).

Use the Notes pages of your presentation for a text-based “giving” of your presentation. That means, your notes should enable your slides to stand-alone. That means someone should be able to look at your slides, read your notes, and know as much about the presentation as if you were actually giving the presentation.

Use a video recording tool (i.e., Screen-cast-o-matic) of your choice to record yourself (do not need to see your face only hear your voice and see the slides) giving the presentation. Upload the video to YouTube. Post the presentation and your YouTube URL to the classroom by the due date.

Your executive summary memorandum should be at least two full pages, double spaced, 1-inch margins, in New Times Roman 12-pitch font. Memorandums not meeting the full two-page minimum will lose points. Your memorandum should, at a minimum, include a summary of the three major areas of your executive presentation (see above).