Introduction to Cyber Safety

Notes

  • The report should be prepared using Arial font, size 10-12, portrait orientation, and narrow margins if you use Microsoft Word or similar settings if you use other editing software. The section which does not have the supporting materials won’t attract any marks, and neither does the section with its “supporting materials” not supporting or relevant to it. The supporting materials section does not have page limits.
  • Your own writing in your report, including the supporting materials, should account for at least 70% of the content. The materials from any other sources should be properly quoted and referenced. Please feel free to use the Text matching draft assignment (URKUND checking) to check this .
  • Your report should read as an essay, rather than a collection of short question-answers.
  • Please use in-text referencing and Harvard style (or any other standard referencing style)

Task1

Assume you and your group members are the owners   of a small consultancy company located in Bruce in the ACT. There are 15 employees working to support you and the external clients.  Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, you have decided to allow the staff members to work from their home. They can take the work laptops to home or use their own devices instead. The staff members are required to use computer/laptop/mobile, smart board, Smart TV, and Multi-Functional Devices (e.g. printer, scanner). Often you organize the staff meeting using zoom or similar meeting tool e.g. MS Teams. The daily activities of the staff require them to use the computing devices for accessing and storing their files securely in their folders (individual works) and a shared folder (files required for all), as well as all the regular digital activities e.g. reading, writing and sending emails, prepare reports using  Office  software  and several other software applications, (for  some,  make  financial  transactions for the clients)

You are required to guide your staff members to follow the cyber safety practices while connecting to the internet from home using either their work or personal devices. To do so, you need to prepare safety instructions so that they are minimizing the risks. Please prepare the guidelines for the staff members which may include but not limited to:

  • . Identify the risks and vulnerabilities.

Task 2

Small business, families, and individuals are more vulnerable today than ever in the digital space. You are required to research and describe at least 2 recent cyber safety incidents targeting the small business, households, or individuals.

  • You need to analyze each of these incidents and include your mitigation strategies for those incidents.