Written assignment:
IT security is a major topic, as there are security breaches announced frequently that impact
individuals and businesses. Using the following site, select a recent breach and review what took
place and the impacts on individuals. On the site, click on any of the bubbles showing a breach
and you will be taken directly to the article addressing the breach. In a 2-3 page APA-formatted
paper, summarize the incident, focusing on the information that is breached rather than the
technologies. Address why securing information is so important for individuals and businesses.
Present 2-3 recommendations that you would make to better secure information and protect
privacy.
https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/
No AI allowed; turn-it-in similarity must be under 15%
Rubric:
| Criteria |
Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to which criterion is met.) | ||||
Exemplary 10・9 |
Proficient 8・7・6 |
Needs Improvement 5・4 |
Unsatisfactory 3・2・1 |
No Submission | |
Depth
30% of overall grade | Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in depth analysis, and evidence of original thought and support for the topic. | Content indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm evidence. | Content indicates thinking and reasoning applied with original thought on a few ideas. | Content indicates some thinking and reasoning but most ideas are unoriginal or underdeveloped. | 0 points |
Resources
25% of overall grade | All evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument. | Most evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 75% of the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument. | Some evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 50% of the required number of sources. | Limited evidence to support arguments, with few sources relevant to the topic. The student uses less than 50% of the required number of sources. | 0 points |
Organization
15% of overall grade | Paper has a high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Paper clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.
| Paper is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present. | Paper is somewhat structured and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray from the topic. Transitions evident but not used throughout. | Paper is limited in logical organization with major errors. | 0 points |
Mechanics
15% of overall grade | Few errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and grammar. | Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar, but meaning is not obscured. | Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning confused or obscured. | Dominated by errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning at times unidentifiable. | 0 points |
Formatting
15% of overall grade | Paper meets all formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper is correctly assembled with a professional look. | The paper follows most formatting guidelines, including page-length and APA formatting requirements.Paper is correctly assembled. | Paper generally follows formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper has some assembly errors | Paper does not follow formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page -length and APA format requirements. Paper has major assembly errors | 0 points |