Description

The purpose of this assignment is to explore legal and ethical issues related to organizational security and research specific type of security threats and the measures that employee uses should take to maintain security within an organization.

For this assignment, you will assume the role of an employee within an organization. Research common employee IT security issues and ways that employee users can protect themselves and the business from security breaches and risks. Some common risks to business include lack of password management, electronic storage and transfer of information, privilege abuse by employees, use of unapproved hardware and software, data mishandling, equipment misuse (including hardware and systems), knowledge misuse, unapproved workarounds, securing company data and information on personal employee devices (i.e., cell phones, tablets), collaboration with third-party service providers, social engineering, phishing attacks, etc.

Part 1:

You will conduct research about two specific employee security issues that an organization could face. Identify the information below in relation to each issue.

Define the employee security issue and explain why it could pose a problem for an organization.
Provide a specific workplace scenario to illustrate the employee security issue.
Discuss the legal and ethical implications the security issue presents for the employee, the company, and the customer.
Explore the negative impact the employee security issue could present to the organization in terms of its overall effect on accounting, finance, marketing, management, economics, and general business operations.
Discuss specific policies, strategies, and techniques that could be employed by the organization and the employee to minimize the identified employee security issue.
Part 2:

Create a 10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation to summarize your research findings and educate employees about the identified IT security issues. Include each of the components from Part 1 within the presentation.

Solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using GCU formatting guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion