Reference no: EM133631559

Assignment

Length: 1,000 words.

A research paper will provide you with an opportunity to process what you've learned in class and will allow you to explore one topic in information security in depth. This class breaks the research paper into 3 related submissions. Choose a topic from the list below. You may choose a topic that's not on that list as long as it's approved in advance by me. Once you choose a topic, you must write about the same topic for all 3 related submissions.

Submissions will be scored for plagiarism by TurnItIn so make sure you put the paper in your own words. Unfortunately, TurnItIn does not offer a student interface to check you work before submitting. However, if you do a Google search for "free plagiarism checker", you'll find a few options that you can use if you'd like.

Possible Topics:

1. Cybersecurity Frameworks
2. Social Engineering
3. IoT Security Threats and Safeguards
4. Threats to Information Assets
5. Cloud Security
6. Identity and Access Management
7. Multi-factor Authentication
8. Blockchain (with a focus on security)
9. Industrial Control Systems
10. Ransomware
11. Cyber Warfare
12. Careers in Information Security

You can include things like:

A. Overview of the topic
B. History of the topic
C. How did it come to be created?
D. What problems was it created to solve?
E. Who discovered/created it?
F. What is its intended purpose?