MIS761 – Cybersecurity Strategies

Trimester 3, 2024

Assessment Task 1 – Individual Assignment: Cyber Security Information Artefact

Due Date and Time: 9th December, 2024, 8 PM (AEST)

Percentage of Final Grade: Weighting = 15%

Hurdle Details: No Assignment Hurdle

Learning Outcome Details

Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)

• ULO1: Analyse the various cybersecurity contexts within organisations to formulate appropriate strategic settings.
• ULO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate security methodologies relevant to the different types of data and to inform information security management practices.

Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)

• GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities.
• GLO3: Digital literacy.
• GLO4: Critical thinking.

Assessment Feedback

Students who submit their work by the due date will receive their Marks and Feedback within 15 Working Days on CloudDeakin.

Assignment Overview

This individual assignment involves creating a multimedia cybersecurity information awareness artifact or a training exercise resource tailored specifically to a small to medium-sized business entity. This task is designed to develop your skills in crafting effective cybersecurity educational tools that not only inform but also empower business managers to proactively enhance their cybersecurity posture.

This will serve as a pivotal component in your efforts to engage a real business entity in Assessment 2 (AT2), demonstrating your ability to communicate complex cybersecurity issues effectively.

Deliverables

• Your submission should include:
  • The main artifact
  • A detailed business profile of the selected entity
  • A self-reflection

Main Artifact

Your choice of multimedia training artefacts is as follows:

• A single 10-minute narrated PowerPoint Presentation Slide Show covering two (2) topics.
• A single 10-minute video presentation of two (2) topics.
• 2 x Blog postings up to a maximum of 1000 +/- 10% words covering two (2) topics.
• A single multimedia mashup website covering at least two (2) topics (content should be concise and digestible within a 10-minute review period).
• A single cartoon animation covering at least two (2) topics (content should be concise and digestible within a 10-minute review period).
• 2 x Informative Posters (A3 in Size) covering two (2) topics (content should be concise and digestible within a 10-minute review period).

You are free to develop the multimedia training artifact of your choice, and all cyber information training artifacts are to present a number of different cybersecurity awareness messages relating to small business and their staff cybersecurity behaviours within the business.

Business Profile

Include the following information to describe the business:

• Sector
• Size
• Geolocation
• Crown Jewels (i.e., the most critical assets)

This information must be provided in a separate Word document, even if it is displayed within the main artifact.

Self-Reflection

Provide self-reflection based on feedback received during seminars (Weeks 1-4) or from interactions with business managers. This self-reflection can be submitted in one of the following formats:

• Audio: a 2-minute voice-over
• Written: approximately 200 words

Important Video Submission Information

• Ensure your artefacts are accessible by others, including the marking team. Otherwise, no marks will be awarded.
• Copy and paste your video web link into the dropbox comments area.

Reminder: If you opt to use PowerPoint's embedded audio recording function, be mindful of potential issues with audio files hosted on inaccessible cloud servers, as this can interfere with the marking process.

How to Upload videos for assessments here for steps to follow.

Website Submission Information

You can submit either a link to the webpage or a zip file containing all HTML files.

Assignment Guidelines

Research

• Leverage content from lectures and seminars to ground your artifact in up-to-date cybersecurity practices.
• Incorporate real-world examples and case studies for thorough threat analysis and solution framing.
• Threats and recommendations are not limited to those covered in course material.

Engagement and Creativity

• Ensure your artifact is engaging for the intended audience.
• Employ creative elements such as interactivity, visuals, or storytelling to enhance understanding and retention.

Relevance and Practicality

• Ensure your artifact is directly relevant and practically applicable to the chosen entity.
• Articulate how the identified cybersecurity threat could impact the entity’s operations or security posture.
• Justify the relevance and utility of your recommendations, demonstrating how it aids in deepening understanding and equipping the entity to better manage cybersecurity challenges.

Documentation and Presentation

• Clearly articulate your threat assessment, educational insights, and comments integration.
• Ensure your artifact is well-organized and professionally presented.

Self-Reflection

• Evaluate how comments influenced the development of your artifact.
• Focus on how well the content aligns with the entity’s needs, the practicality of your educational insights, and the effectiveness of your communication strategy.

Submission Instructions

You must submit your assignment in the Assignment Dropbox in the unit Cloud Deakin site on or before the due date (8pm on 9th December 2024). When uploading your assignment, please name each file using the following format:

        <your surname>_<your first name>_<your Deakin student ID number>_AT1_<file short description>
    

For example, if you are submitting a video file and a separate Word document, you might name them as follows:

• Jones_Barry_123456789_AT1_Main.mp4
• Jones_Barry_123456789_AT1_Profile.docx

Important Notes:

• Submitting a hard copy of this assignment is not required.
• You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit until the marked assignment has been returned to you.
• Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for detecting collusion and/or plagiarism and for authenticating work.
• When you submit an assignment through your Cloud Deakin unit site, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Check the Submissions view of the Assignment Dropbox folder after upload and keep the email receipt for your submission.

Marking and Feedback

The marking rubric indicates the assessment criteria for this task. It is available in the Cloud Deakin unit site in the Assessment folder under Assessment Resources. Criteria act as a boundary around the task and specify what assessors are looking for in your submission. Familiarise yourself with the criteria before completing and submitting this task.

Students who submit their work by the due date will receive their marks and feedback on Cloud Deakin 15 working days after the submission date.

Extensions

Extensions can only be granted for exceptional and/or unavoidable circumstances outside of your control. Requests for extensions must be made by 12 noon on the submission date using the online Extension Request form under the Assessment tab on the unit CloudDeakin site. All requests for extensions should be supported by appropriate evidence (e.g., a medical certificate in the case of ill health).

All requests for extensions should be supported by appropriate evidence (e.g., a medical certificate for ill health).

After Deadline Extensions:

Applications for extensions after 12 noon on the submission date require University-level special consideration and must be submitted via Student Connect in your Deakin Sync site.

Late Submission Penalties

If you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension or special consideration, 5% will be deducted from the available marks for each day after the due date up to seven days*. Work submitted more than seven days after the due date will not be marked and will receive 0% for the task. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date. *'Day' means calendar day for electronic submissions.

An example of how the calculation of the late penalty based on an assignment being due on a Thursday at 8:00pm is as follows:

Example of Late Penalty Calculation:

For an assignment due on a Thursday at 8:00 pm:

• 1 day late: Submitted after Monday 11:59 pm and before Tuesday 11:59 pm – 5% penalty.
• 2 days late: Submitted after Tuesday 11:59 pm and before Wednesday 11:59 pm – 10% penalty.
• 3 days late: Submitted after Wednesday 11:59 pm and before Thursday 11:59 pm – 15% penalty.
• 4 days late: Submitted after Thursday 11:59 pm and before Friday 11:59 pm – 20% penalty.
• 5 days late: Submitted after Friday 11:59 pm and before Saturday 11:59 pm – 25% penalty.
• 6 days late: Submitted after Saturday 11:59 pm and before Sunday 11:59 pm – 30% penalty.
• 7 days late: Submitted after Sunday 11:59 pm and before Monday 11:59 pm – 35% penalty.

The Dropbox closes the Monday after 11:59 pm AEST/AEDT time.

Support

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Referencing and Academic Integrity

Deakin takes academic integrity very seriously. It is important that you (and if a group task, your group) complete your own work in every assessment task. Any material used in this assignment that is not your original work must be acknowledged as such and appropriately referenced. The APA7 style of referencing should be used, and include in-text citations when quoting, referring to, summarizing, or paraphrasing from any sources and tools. Please include the reference list in a separate Word document. You can find information about referencing (and avoiding breaching academic integrity) and other study support resources at the following website: website.

Your rights and responsibilities as a student

As a student you have both rights and responsibilities. Please refer to the document Your rights and responsibilities as a student in the Unit Guide & Information section in the Content area in the CloudDeakin unit site.

Use of Generative AI

Deakin University has a student guide to using generative AI. Your submitted assignment should be your own work. It is NOT acceptable to find a generative AI tool to write your assignment. Never use generative AI to do the work that you are being assessed on. It is your responsibility to write and create your own assignments. Instead, you might use generative AI with cautions:

• as a learning tool (not directly related to an assessment)
• to delve into a new topic but then go on to use credible sources to cite in your writing
• to selectively take on feedback to improve your writing

Details: If you use generative AI to assist you to improve this assignment, it is necessary for you to acknowledge the use of generative AI appropriately. However, always ensure that your final submitted assessment is your own work, creation, and analysis.

Our university has offered the support service for students to use generative AI critically and ethically, and acknowledge the use of generative AI appropriately.