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Threats & Countermeasures Project:

Identify and explain three “specific” 21st century security threats discussed “anywhere” in our text book. Secondly, identify and relate countermeasures (security strategies, tactics, countermeasures, etc.) to prevent and/or mitigate the specific threats.

Explain each of your three threats in three separate project sections (one for each threat). Each threat section of your project must be “concisely” “titled” with the name of the threat (e.g.,Insider Threats; Perimeter Threats; etc.). Following each threat section, a detailed and “titled” “countermeasures” “sub-section” must be included. Each countermeasure should be a third level sub-heading. For example, ABC Threat (heading), Countermeasures (sub-heading), and then each specific countermeasure (third level sub-heading).

Mandatory Project Format (sequence and specific bold headings):

Introduction (do not forget to introduce your project)

Threat #1 – Title a specific “threat” (e.g., Insider Cyber Threats – do use threat #1 or Insider Cyber “Security” – “security” is not a threat; be concise and ensure “Threat is in the title). Do not use locations, vulnerabilities or some other type of general research topic. Ensure each threat is specific (e.g., employee theft threats, commercial robbery threats, airline terrorism threats, cargo theft threats, insider cyber threats, etc.) and “not” broad/general threats (e.g., internal threats, external threats, terrorism threats, transportation threats, cyber threats, etc.).

Countermeasures (general introduction to your specific countermeasures to follow)

Specific Countermeasure (security strategy, tactic, etc. specific to the identified/discussed threat)

Specific Countermeasure (continue for as many countermeasures you have identified)

Threat #2

Countermeasures (general introduction to your specific countermeasures to follow)

Specific Countermeasure (security strategy, tactic, etc. specific to the identified/discussed threat)

Specific Countermeasure (continue for as many countermeasures you have identified)

Threat #3

Countermeasures (general introduction to your specific countermeasures to follow)

Specific Countermeasure (security strategy, tactic, etc. specific to the identified/discussed threat)

Specific Countermeasure (continue for as many countermeasures you have identified)

Conclusion (title this section Conclusion)

References: Use a minimum of six “outside” (non-textbook) credible sources to support your research project. Your final stand-alone page (separate page) will be titled Reference/s (top center of page). Ensure your in-text citations have matching references (and vice versa) on the reference page. Adhere to the APA for reference formatting: double space references, use a second/third line 0.5” hanging indent, alphabetize, only first initials for first names, etc. References must have matching in-text citations in the body of your project (and vice versa). Do not list only links/websites.

Projects that do not follow the above format will be penalized 10 points.*****

Length Requirements: Each threat and countermeasures section must be a minimum of two pages; maximum of three pages. Most points awarded, however, will be derived from the countermeasures portion of project. Therefore, the threat portion of each section should be relatively short with the majority of each section addressing how to counter (deter/prevent and/or mitigate) the specific threat. Your introduction, conclusion, and references will add two to three pages to your project that will be approximately eight to nine pages in total.

TIPS to Avoid loss of Points: Follow all above instructions. Do not use contractions (don’t, isn’t, etc.) or “I,” “me,” “you,” “we,” and “him/her” in academic writing. Write in three (not less) to seven (not more) sentence paragraphs (common point loss area). Do not write in bullet, list or some type of outline fashion – write in narrative/essay style.

Helpful APA Notes: Ensure you follow APA standards for page headers/numbers (top of page), margins (1″), new paragraph indentation (0.5″), and proper/only double spacing throughout the document (“avoid”/no extra spacing between sections, headings, and paragraphs – common point loss area).

Projects must be submitted/uploaded into Assignments as an attached “MS Word” document only for grading.

Your project will be automatically uploaded to Turnitin.com and an originality report will be generated for you. No action is needed on your part. Keep your percentage as low as possible by avoiding direct quotations or very similar wording from other sources. Do not exceed 25% (ideally, less than 15%). Those that do will be penalized. Lastly, avoid any plagiarism issues.