LO1 Assess risks to IT security and LO2 Describe IT security solutions

Assignment Brief (RQF)
Assignment Brief (RQF)
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in
Student Name/ID
Number:
Unit Number and Title: Unit: 05 Security
Academic Year: 2020
Unit Assessor: Thilina Rajapakse
Assignment Title: Security
Issue Date: 20th April 2020
Submission Date: Assignment 1 - 28-May-20
Assignment 2 – 25 June 2020
Internal Verifier Name: Nisala Aloka Bandara
Date: 18 April 2020
Submission Format:
Assignment 01
The submission is in the form of two documents/files:
1. A ten-minute Microsoft® PowerPoint® style presentation to be presented to your
colleagues. The presentation can include links to performance data with additional
speaker notes and a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The
presentation slides for the findings should be submitted with speaker notes as one copy.
2. The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in
a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required
to make use of headings, paragraphs, subsections and illustrations as appropriate, and
all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing
system.
You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, subsections and illustrations as
appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard
referencing system.
Assignment 02
Part 1: The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in
a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to
make use of headings, paragraphs, subsections and illustrations as appropriate, and all work
must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please
also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word
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Assignment Brief (RQF)
limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word
limit.
Part 2: The submission is in the form of a policy document (please see details in Part 1 above).
Part 3: The submission is in the form of an individual written reflection. This should be written
in a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to
make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be
supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also
provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is
250–500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
Assignment 1 - Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Assess risks to IT security
LO2 Describe IT security solutions
Assignment 1 - Brief and Guidance:
Assignment 01
You are hired as security consultant for a leading investment company in Sri Lanka called
Lanka Investments. The company is increasingly relying on technology for improving both its
own efficiency and its accessibility for clients. In light of the increasing proliferation of digital
infrastructure of the organization and the increasing threat of cyber crime around the world,
management has decided to educate all employees about IT security and best practices.
You are tasked with creating an engaging presentation to help train staff members which
includes the following with regard to the organization:
1. Types of security risks.
2. Organisational security procedures.
3. How security risks can be assessed and treated.
4. Potential impacts to IT security from incorrectly configured firewalls, VPNs, etc.
5. Improving Network Security using a DMZ, a static IP, and a NAT.
6. Benefits of network monitoring systems.
In addition to your presentation, you are asked to provide a report on how a “trusted network”
can be used as a part of an IT security solution.
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