IT 549 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric One of the most important aspects of information assurance is ensuring that proper policies and procedures are established within an organization . Without proper policies and procedures, there would be no order. By implementing appropriate statements of policy and developing effective procedures, IT administrators ensure that incidents can be appropriately responded to, and that individuals within the organization understand their roles within the information assurance plan. Individuals in an organization would not be able to adequately understand their roles without the establishment of these statements of policy. Prompt: In Module Seven, you will submit your plan pertaining to statements of policy. You will establish protocols and mitigating factors to the organization. Justify how the disaster response protocols will mitigate the threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. You will fo cus on disaster and incident response protocols as well as access control. Assess your proposed method for maintaining the success of the plan going forward. Justify how your method will ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the information assurance plan. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: IV. Statements of Policy a) Develop appropriate incident response protocols to respond to the various threats and vulnerabilities identified within the organization. b) Justify how the incident response protocols will mitigate the threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. Support your justification with information assurance research and best practices. c) Develop appropriate disaster response protocols to respond to the various threats and vulnerabilities identified within the organization. d) Justify how the disaster response protocols will mitigate the threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. Support your justification with information assurance research and best practices. e) Develop appropriate access control protocols that provide an appropriate amount of protection while allowing users to continue to operate without denial of service. f) Justify your access control protocols. Support your justification with information assurance research and best practices. g) Recommend a method for maintaining the information assurance plan once it has been established. h) Justify how your maintenance plan will ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the information assurance plan. Support your justification with information assurance research and best practices. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a three - to four-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Incident Response Protocols Devel ops appropri ate i nci d ...

1. IT 549 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric
One of the most important aspects of information assurance is
ensuring that proper policies and procedures are established
within an organization . Without
proper policies and procedures, there would be no order. By
implementing appropriate statements of policy and developing
effective procedures, IT
administrators ensure that incidents can be appropriately
responded to, and that individuals within the organization
understand their roles within the
information assurance plan. Individuals in an organization
would not be able to adequately understand their roles without
the establishment of these statements
of policy.
Prompt: In Module Seven, you will submit your plan pertaining
to statements of policy. You will establish protocols and
mitigating factors to the organization.
Justify how the disaster response protocols will mitigate the
threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. You will fo
cus on disaster and incident response
protocols as well as access control. Assess your proposed
method for maintaining the success of the plan going forward.
Justify how your method will ensure the
ongoing effectiveness of the information assurance plan.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. Statements of Policy

2. a) Develop appropriate incident response protocols to respond
to the various threats and vulnerabilities identified within the
organization.
b) Justify how the incident response protocols will mitigate the
threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. Support your
justification with
information assurance research and best practices.
c) Develop appropriate disaster response protocols to respond to
the various threats and vulnerabilities identified within the
organization.
d) Justify how the disaster response protocols will mitigate the
threats to and vulnerabilities of the organization. Support your
justification with
information assurance research and best practices.
e) Develop appropriate access control protocols that provide an
appropriate amount of protection while allowing users to
continue to operate
without denial of service.
f) Justify your access control protocols. Support your
justification with information assurance research and best
practices.
g) Recommend a method for maintaining the information
assurance plan once it has been established.
h) Justify how your maintenance plan will ensure the ongoing
effectiveness of the information assurance plan. Support your
justification with
information assurance research and best practices.

3. Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a
three - to four-page Microsoft Word document with double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA
format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Incident Response
Protocols
Devel ops appropri ate i nci dent
res pons e protocol s to res pond to
the vari ous threats and
vul nerabi l ities i denti fied
Devel ops i nci dent res pons e
protocol s to res pond to the
vari ous threats and
vul nerabi l ities i denti fied, but
they are not al l appropriate or do
not res pond to al l the threats
and vul nerabi l iti es
Does not devel op i nci dent
res pons e protocol s
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4. Justification of
Incident Response
Protocols
Logi cal l y justi fies how the
i nci dent res pons e protocol s wi l l
mi ti gate the threats to and
vul nerabi l ities of the organi zation
wi th s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t
practi ces
Jus ti fi es how the i nci dent
res pons e protocol s wi l l mi ti gate
the threats to and vul nerabi l iti es
of the organi zati on wi th mi ni mal
s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t
practi ces , or jus ti ficati on i s
i l l ogi cal
Does not jus ti fy how the i nci dent
res pons e protocol s wi l l mi ti gate
the threats to and vul nerabi l iti es
of the organi zati on
12
Disaster Response
Protocols

5. Devel ops appropri ate di s aster
res pons e protocol s to res pond to
the vari ous threats and
vul nerabi l ities i denti fied
Devel ops di s aster res pons e
protocol s to res pond to the
vari ous threats and
vul nerabi l ities i denti fied, but
they are not al l appropriate or do
not res pond to al l the threats
and vul nerabi l iti es
Does not devel op di s as ter
res pons e protocol s
12
Justification of
Disaster Response
Protocols
Logi cal l y justi fies how the
di s as ter res pons e protocol s wi l l
mi ti gate the threats to and
vul nerabi l ities of the organi zation
wi th s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t
practi ces
Jus ti fi es how the di s aster

6. res pons e protocol s wi l l mi ti gate
the threats to and vul nerabi l iti es
of the organi zati on wi th mi ni mal
s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t
practi ces , or jus ti ficati on i s
i l l ogi cal
Does not jus ti fy how the di s as ter
res pons e protocol s wi l l mi ti gate
the threats to and vul nerabi l iti es
of the organi zati on
12
Access Control
Protocols
Devel ops appropri ate acces s
control protocol s that provi de an
appropri ate amount of
protecti on whi l e al l owi ng us ers
to conti nue to operate wi thout
deni al of s ervi ce
Devel ops acces s control
protocol s , but they do not
provi de an appropri ate amount
of protecti on whi l e al l owi ng

7. us ers to conti nue to operate
wi thout deni al of s ervi ce
Does not devel op acces s control
protocol s
12
Justification of
Access Control
Protocols
Logi cal l y justi fies the acces s
control protocol s wi th s upport
from i nformati on as s urance
res earch and bes t practi ces
Jus ti fi es the acces s control
protocol s wi th mi ni mal s upport
from i nformati on as s urance
res earch and bes t practi ces , or
jus ti fi cation i s i llogical
Does not jus ti fy the acces s
control protocol s
12
Method for
Maintaining the
Information

8. Assurance Plan
Recommends a comprehens i ve
method for mai ntai ni ng the
i nformati on as s urance pl an once
i t has been es tabl i s hed
Recommends a method for
mai ntai ni ng the i nformati on
as s urance pl an once i t has been
es tabl i s hed but
recommendati ons are not ful l y
devel oped
Does not recommend a method
for mai ntai ni ng the i nformati on
as s urance pl an once i t has been
es tabl i s hed
12
Justification of
Maintenance Plan
Logi cal l y justi fies how the
mai ntenance pl an wi l l ens ure the
ongoi ng effecti venes s of the
i nformati on as s urance pl an wi th
s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t

9. practi ces
Jus ti fi es how the mai ntenance
pl an wi l l ens ure the ongoi ng
effecti venes s of the i nformati on
as s urance pl an wi th mi ni mal
s upport from i nformati on
as s urance res earch and bes t
practi ces , or jus ti ficati on i s
i l l ogi cal
Does not jus ti fy how the
mai ntenance pl an wi l l ens ure the
ongoi ng effecti venes s of the
i nformati on as s urance pl an
12
Articulation of
Response
Submi s s i on has no major errors
rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar,
s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on
Submi s s i on has major errors
rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar,
s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on
that negati vel y i mpact readabi lity
and arti cul ation of mai n i deas
Submi s s i on has criti cal errors

10. rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar,
s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on
that prevent unders tandi ng of
i deas
4
Earned Total 100%
Week 4 Assignment Template
Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part Four of Four:
Sustaining our Atmosphere and Climate
Instructions: Using the term that you have selected from the list
provided in the classroom, please complete the following three-
paragraph essay. Write a minimum of 5 to 7 well-crafted,
original sentences per paragraph. In your response, you are
expected to cite and reference, in APA format, at least two
outside sources in addition to the class text. The sources must
be credible (from experts in the field of study); at least one
scholarly source (published in a peer-reviewed academic
journal) is strongly encouraged. Delete all instructions before
submitting your work to Waypoint.
Your Term: [type your term here]
[First Paragraph: Thoroughly define your term, using your own
words to do so. In your definition, be sure explain why the term
is important to know. Be as specific as possible and provide
examples as necessary to support your ideas.]

11. [Second Paragraph:Discuss how the term affects living beings
(including humans) and/or the physical environment. Provide
examples as needed.]
[Third Paragraph: Suggest two clear, specific actions that you
and the other students might take to promote environmental
sustainability in relation to this term. Be creative and concrete
with your suggestions. For example, you might recommend
supporting a particular organization that is active in the field of
your term. Explain exactly how those actions will aid in
safeguarding our environment in relation to your chosen term.]
References: Following your essay, list all references you cited,
in APA format.
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