Term Paper: Security Regulation Compliance

Due Week 10 and worth 100 points

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a written paper and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

In the day-to-day operations of information security, security professionals often focus the majority of their time dealing with employee access issues, implementing security methods and measures, and other day-to-day tasks. They often neglect legal issues that affect information security. As a result, organizations often violate security-related regulations and often have to pay heavy fines for their non-compliance. Thus, as a Chief Information Officer in a government agency, you realize the need to educate for senior leadership on some of the primary regulatory requirements, and you realize the need to ensure that the employees in the agency are aware of these regulatory requirements as well.

Section 1: Written Paper

1. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

a. Provide an overview that will be delivered to senior management of regulatory requirements the agency needs to be aware of, including:

i. FISMA

ii. Sarbanes-Oxley Act

iii. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

iv. PCI DSS

v. HIPAA

vi. Intellectual Property Law

b. Describe the security methods and controls that need to be implemented in order to ensure compliance with these standards and regulatory requirements.

c. Describe the guidance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and other agencies for ensuring compliance with these standards and regulatory requirements.

d. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your written paper must follow these formatting requirements:

Section 2: PowerPoint Presentation

2. Create an eight to ten (8-10) slide security awareness PowerPoint presentation that will be presented to the agency’s employees, in which you:

a. Include an overview of regulatory requirements and employee responsibilities, covering:

i. FISMA

ii. Sarbanes-Oxley Act

iii. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

iv. PCI DSS

v. HIPAA

vi. Intellectual Property Law

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

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