Conduct some additional research and write a 3-5 page paper (not including title page and references) that is being addressed to your organization’s leadership (CISO/CSO), on why having a strong cybersecurity culture in your organization is important as well as what you believe are the top 10 cybersecurity threats facing organizations today. Include graphs, tables, and other sources to illustrate your conclusions. You must have a minimum of two resources. Your paper should be submitted as a Word document. For detailed APA formatting and citation guidelines use the “Course Resources” link in the left navigation area.
Name: Assignment 1.1 Scoring Rubric
| Achievement Level Meets or Exceeds Expectations | Achievement Level Approaches Expectations | Achievement Level Below Expectations or Non-Performance | |
| Student submission identifies the top 10 cyber security threats. | Points Range:28 (28.00%) – 35 (35.00%) Student submission thoroughly identifies the top 10 cyber security threats. | Points Range:24.5 (24.50%) – 27.9965 (27.9965%) Student submission somewhat identifies the top 10 cyber security threats. Submission needs some revision to meet expectations. | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 24.4965 (24.4965%) Student submission minimally identifies or does not identify the top 10 cyber security threats. Submission needs major revision to meet expectations. |
| Student submission explains each of the ten threats and why they are considered a top threat. | Points Range:28 (28.00%) – 35 (35.00%) Student submission explains each of the ten threats and why they are considered a top threat. | Points Range:24.5 (24.50%) – 27.9965 (27.9965%) Student submission somewhat explains each of the ten threats and why they are considered a top threat. Submission needs some revision to meet expectations. | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 24.4965 (24.4965%) Student submission minimally provides or does not provide details or explain the ten threats and why they are considered a top threat. Submission needs major revision to meet expectations. |
| Writing Mechanics | Points Range:24 (24.00%) – 30 (30.00%) Student responses demonstrate quality graduate-level writing skills. Free or errors in spelling and grammar. Includes a minimum of three references. Uses APA formatting throughout to include title and references page. | Points Range:21 (21.00%) – 23.997 (23.997%) Student response contains some errors in spelling and grammar and requires some revision to meet expectations. Resources and references may not be appropriately cited, and paper doesn’t fully meet the number of references and/or APA format. | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 20.997 (20.997%) Student response contains several errors in spelling and grammar and requires major revisions to meet expectations. Resources and references are not cited or included but are not in APA format. |
