CYB-630 Impact Analysis Assignment Guide Directions: This assignment will be completed throughout the course

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CYB-630 Impact Analysis Assignment Guide

Directions: This assignment will be completed throughout the course.

Benchmark – Impact Analysis Part 1: Information Acquisition

3.1: Examine the laws, regulations, and standards that organizations use to align with government requirements around cybersecurity best practices within their industry.

Select an industry of your choice and review its compliance requirements. Then, using a fictitious company that is just starting out, identify the essential elements of what is required to attain compliance or successful cybersecurity resilience. Within a report to the CIO, present this information from a legal standpoint making sure to address the following:

1. Identify any industry specific compliances that must be met (i.e., HIPAA, COPPA, DOD). Determine what overarching guidance they must comply with. Determine what overarching laws they must comply with.

2. Examine the requisite set of standards, frameworks, policies, and best practices most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.

3. Identify the organization's critical data infrastructure assets (i.e., network, telecom, utilities, applications, computers and client data categories).

4. Identify human resources for technical, management and legal operations.

5. Identify requisite law enforcement entities required for reporting breaches to (i.e., local, state, and federal areas of compliance).

Performance Level Ratings
 

Meets Expectations	Performance consistently met expectations in all essential areas of the assignment criteria, at times possibly exceeding expectations, and the quality of work overall was very good. The most critical goals were met.
Near Expectations	Performance did not consistently meet expectations. Performance failed to meet expectations in one or more essential areas of the assignment criteria, one or more of the most critical goals were not met.
Below Expectations	Performance was consistently below expectations in most essential areas of the assignment criteria, reasonable progress toward critical goals was not made. Significant improvement is needed in one or more important areas.

Criteria	Below Expectations	Near Expectations	Meets Expectations	Earned
3.1: Examine the laws, regulations, and standards that organizations use to align with government requirements around cybersecurity best practices within their industry.
The student accurately identifies industry specific compliances that must be met.	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
The student accurately determines overarching guidance that must be complied with.	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
The student accurately determines overarching laws that must be complied with.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student comprehensively presents the standards most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student accurately examines the frameworks most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student comprehensively presents the policies most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student comprehensively presents the best practices most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student accurately identifies the organization's critical data infrastructure assets.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
The student comprehensively identifies human resources for technical operations	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
The student comprehensively identifies human resources for management operations	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
The student comprehensively identifies human resources for legal operations	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
The student comprehensively identifies requisite law enforcement entities required for reporting breaches to.	0 pts – 2 pts	3 pts – 4 pts	5 pts
Industry standard technical writing is correct and utilized throughout.	0 pts – 6 pts	7 pts – 9 pts	10 pts
TOTAL				/100
Instructor Feedback

Benchmark - Impact Analysis Part 2: Audit

Benchmark - 3.3: Perform requirements analysis to identify and obtain data and evidence in support of cyber law inquiries and incidents.

Next, gauge and evaluate your organizations current state of security and protection protocols and mechanisms. Identify gaps, challenges and opportunities for improvement by conducting a thorough audit making sure to:

1. Identify the industry specific cyber law in relation to inquiries and incidents.

2. Assess the critical information infrastructure. Determine the configuration of doors, windows, logical controls, data storage and encryption, firewalls, servers, routers, switches, hubs, and so forth to be compliant.

3. Identify key vulnerabilities points and strengths. Show compliance using a test case (pass/fail requirement). Demonstrate an actual compliance test of server, workstation, etc. that indicates what passes or what doesn't.

4. Indicate the legal elements and liability (costs) that the organization may encounter for non-compliance.

Place your findings in a report that will be reviewed by the CIO and System Security Authority (SSA).

Performance Level Ratings
 

Meets Expectations	Performance consistently met expectations in all essential areas of the assignment criteria, at times possibly exceeding expectations, and the quality of work overall was very good. The most critical goals were met.
Near Expectations	Performance did not consistently meet expectations. Performance failed to meet expectations in one or more essential areas of the assignment criteria, one or more of the most critical goals were not met.
Below Expectations	Performance was consistently below expectations in most essential areas of the assignment criteria, reasonable progress toward critical goals was not made. Significant improvement is needed in one or more important areas.

Criteria	Below Expectations	Near Expectations	Meets Expectations	Earned
Benchmark - 3.3: Perform requirements analysis to identify and obtain data and evidence in support of cyber law inquiries and incidents.
The student accurately identifies the industry specific cyber law in relation to inquiries and incidents.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student correctly assesses/analyzes the critical information infrastructure	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student comprehensively identifies key vulnerabilities points and strengths.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student demonstrates compliance using a test case that indicates a pass/fail requirement.	0 pts – 13 pts	14 pts – 19 pts	20 pts
The student comprehensively presents the legal elements that the organization may encounter for non-compliance.	0 pts – 13 pts	14 pts – 19 pts	20 pts
The student comprehensively presents the liability (costs) that the organization may encounter for non-compliance.	0 pts – 13 pts	14 pts – 19 pts	20 pts
Industry standard technical writing is correct and utilized throughout.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
TOTAL				/120
Instructor Feedback

Impact Analysis Part 3: Prevention and Response Strategies

Prior to or when security measures fail, it is essential to have in place several response strategies. In 1,250-1,500 words:

1. Explain how negotiations with accreditors on compliance should be dealt with. Provide an example.

2. Present appropriate response strategies that can be put into action (i.e., breach notification policies).

3. Present employee training recommendations for creating awareness of the organization's security measurements.

4. Explain how to obtain feedback on the effectiveness of security policies from stakeholders. Provide an example.

5. Explain how to identify new threats, vulnerabilities, or any countermeasures that may not have been present/available when the initial security measures were first implemented. What mechanisms could be in place to catch any oversights? Explain how this would be reported/communicated. Example, an IT professional explains why a specific device is configured, why if it is compliant it will NOT work, or why if it is NOT compliant it does work.

6. Explain how operational managers, stakeholders, and/or individuals affected will be notified. Provide examples for each.

7. Identify organization management techniques to respond quickly to new challenges. Explain with supporting details.

Performance Level Ratings
 

Meets Expectations	Performance consistently met expectations in all essential areas of the assignment criteria, at times possibly exceeding expectations, and the quality of work overall was very good. The most critical goals were met.
Near Expectations	Performance did not consistently meet expectations. Performance failed to meet expectations in one or more essential areas of the assignment criteria, one or more of the most critical goals were not met.
Below Expectations	Performance was consistently below expectations in most essential areas of the assignment criteria, reasonable progress toward critical goals was not made. Significant improvement is needed in one or more important areas.

Criteria	Below Expectations	Near Expectations	Meets Expectations	Earned
The student comprehensively explains how negotiations with accreditors on compliance should be dealt with. Example is present.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student clearly presents appropriate response strategies that can be put into action.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student clearly presents employee training recommendations for creating awareness of the organization's security measurements	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student comprehensively explains how to obtain feedback on the effectiveness of security policies from stakeholders. Example is present.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student comprehensively explains how to identify new threats, vulnerabilities, or any countermeasures that may not have been present/available when the initial security measures were first implemented, including mechanisms to catch any oversights and the reporting process.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student comprehensively explains how operational managers, stakeholders, and/or individuals affected will be notified. Example is present for each.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
The student comprehensively explains organization management techniques to respond quickly to new challenges with supporting details.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
Industry standard technical writing is correct and utilized throughout.	0 pts – 9 pts	10 pts – 14 pts	15 pts
TOTAL				/120
Instructor Feedback

 

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