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Cybersecurity Principles and Organisational Practice

Learning Outcome 1: Describe human factors and their cybersecurity consequences on business operations

Learning Outcome 2: Appraise cybersecurity standards and governance requirements to safeguard humans users within an organisation

Assessment Task

Write a 500-word (+/- 10%) report about the human factor in a company's cybersecurity environment. The report will explore the influence of the human factor in cybersecurity and the legal or other regulatory requirements that apply to cybersecurity practices. The content of the report must be supported by relevant diagrams.

Please refer to the instructions section below for details of how to complete this task.

Context
Cybersecurity is a broad field that includes many different areas of expertise. Anyone working in cybersecurity must possess a basic knowledge of field related terminology and general procedures. This includes knowledge of key technical and organisational methods that can be used to implement security measures, how the human factor influences key decisions regarding which security methods to implement and why the human factor needs to be addressed when setting up a cybersecurity project. In this assessment you will need to write a report which addresses specific questions around that knowledge in order to prepare you for your future studies and work in cybersecurity related roles. Get online assignment help services Now!

Instructions
To complete this assessment task, you must write a 500-word (+/- 10%) report discussing the importance of the human factor in a company's cybersecurity environment. Please review all learning resources for Modules 1-3 prior to writing the report.

The content of the report should:
provide a definition of cybersecurity
explain why addressing cybersecurity is an ongoing task for an organisation
discuss recent cybersecurity threats and attacks and how they are exploited by hackers
evaluate attack vectors that are not user-specific (e.g., brute-force password attack)
evaluate successful attack vectors which are specific to human activities (user- specific)
discuss the role of governance, which is based on cybersecurity frameworks and determines the regulations and/or laws that are required for effective cybersecurity practices
include a list of applicable local (Australian) and international laws and branch- specific regulations that have been created by business organisations. (Please ensure that you include indirect regulations that require cyber security measures), and;
include relevant diagrams which demonstrate the relationships between human activity, cybersecurity threats and cybersecurity attack vectors.
The report should be written for people with very limited technical knowledge.

In addition to the recommended readings from Modules 1-3 you must support your report with further information obtained by reviewing peer reviewed articles and textbooks. Search specifically using the terms "cybersecurity governance" and "human factors in cybersecurity".

Referencing
It is essential that you use current APA style for citing.