Cybersecurity
Budget: $15 – $30 USD
This position paper will require students to critically analyze how security risks are aligned with the nation's critical infrastructures and examine the asset types, functions, and regulatory structures that correlate to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) policies.
For this Assignment, complete the following steps:
Locate sources to aid in writing your paper.
Write a position paper that addresses the following:
Introduction that explains the importance of critical infrastructure protection within the context of homeland security.
Discuss the various types of security risks and how they align with the nation's critical infrastructures, referencing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and at least one other government document.
Examine the nation's critical infrastructures, including asset types and functions.
Analyze the regulatory structures that correlate to DHS’s policies.
Conclude with a synthesis of how these elements interact to form a cohesive homeland security strategy.
Submission Instructions:
Your paper must be at a minimum of five full pages (the Abstract, Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum requirement).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. At least six (6) scholarly articles are required for this Assignment.
Scholarly sources include peer-reviewed articles, government publications, and academic texts.
Type in Times New Roman, 12-point, and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for using Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
Use the Template that is provided to develop this Assignment.
All submissions will be graded using the Assignment rubric.
For this Assignment, complete the following steps:
Locate sources to aid in writing your paper.
Write a position paper that addresses the following:
Introduction that explains the importance of critical infrastructure protection within the context of homeland security.
Discuss the various types of security risks and how they align with the nation's critical infrastructures, referencing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and at least one other government document.
Examine the nation's critical infrastructures, including asset types and functions.
Analyze the regulatory structures that correlate to DHS’s policies.
Conclude with a synthesis of how these elements interact to form a cohesive homeland security strategy.
Submission Instructions:
Your paper must be at a minimum of five full pages (the Abstract, Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum requirement).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. At least six (6) scholarly articles are required for this Assignment.
Scholarly sources include peer-reviewed articles, government publications, and academic texts.
Type in Times New Roman, 12-point, and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for using Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
Use the Template that is provided to develop this Assignment.
All submissions will be graded using the Assignment rubric.