Module 6: Critical Thinking – ITS-455

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

Option #1: Cybercrime at a Financial Institution

Cybercrime and information security breaches are a hot topic in the news today. When interacting with organizations, consumers are concerned with the privacy and security of the information they provide. Recent news reports show serious security breaches, sabotage, and even theft has occurred in both private and government institutions.

Assignment Instructions

Create a PowerPoint presentation analyzing a recent cybercrime or security breach at a financial institution as reported by a reputable news source.

• Describe the organization’s background.
• Explain the nature of the cybercrime that occurred.
• Describe methods and tools potentially used to investigate the cybercrime, particularly analysis, validation, and acquisition.
• Analyze and describe details about the impact of the cybercrime including financial losses, number of individuals affected, and the effect on the reputation of the organization.
• Analyze the organization’s incident response and if the incident was handled in an appropriate manner

Your presentation must meet the following requirements:

• Include an introduction slide with the title of the presentation, your name, the submission date, and a reference slide.
• 12 or more slides of easy to understand content (text and visuals). Remember, your audience is an IT department within a marketing company.
• Speaker’s notes containing 50-100 words per slide to elaborate on the slide. In your notes, support slide content with at least two peer-reviewed, scholarly references as well as the news source. The CSU Global Library is a great place to find these resources.
• Avoid distracting transition elements and animations.
• Formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

Refer to the Critical Thinking Rubric below for more information on expectations for this assignment.

Option #2: Cybercrime at a Health Insurance Organization

Cybercrime and information security breaches are a hot topic in the news today. When interacting with organizations, consumers are concerned with the privacy and security of the information they provide. Recent news reports show serious security breaches, sabotage, and even theft has occurred in both private and government institutions.

Assignment Instructions

Write a paper analyzing a recent cybercrime or security breach at a health insurance organization as reported by a reputable news source.

• Describe the organization’s background.
• Explain the nature of the cybercrime that occurred.
• Describe methods and tools potentially used to investigate the cybercrime, particularly analysis, validation, and acquisition.
• Analyze and describe details about the impact of the cybercrime including financial losses, number of individuals affected, and the effect on the reputation of the organization.
• Analyze the organization’s incident response and if the incident was handled in an appropriate manner.

Your paper must meet the following requirements:

• 6-7 pages in length, not including the cover page and reference page.
• Formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Include an introduction, a body with fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• Be clearly and well written using excellent grammar and style techniques. Be concise. Be logical. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing. If you need assistance with your writing style, visit the Writing Center (Links to an external site.), which is also accessible from the Library’s homepage.
• Support your paper with at least two peer-reviewed, scholarly references. The CSU Global Library is a great place to find these resources.

Refer to the Critical Thinking Rubric below for more information on expectations for this assignment.

Rubric

ITS455 Mod 6 CT

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