- Capstone Assignment
Access control in an IT infrastructure encompasses many areas of cybersecurity. Truly there is no definitive line of what is or is not within the realm of access. There were labs, case studies, and other submissions required of you. When you address the topics of this assignment, consider the work you did while completing this course. Use the knowledge you’ve gained to address the following topics
- Describe the topic or topics you found were surprising or enlightening and why you felt that way.
- Many risks in access control are well known yet continue to be avenues for attack. What complexities or weaknesses in access control can make systems vulnerable, despite the known risk?
- Describe one of the best practices regarding access control systems. Explain how you might implement the concept in physical actions if you were going to use this concept in the real world.
The assignment requirements, the necessary evidence, and the basis for grading are as follows. Document your ideas in a formal student paper per the requirements of APA (2000; better known as APA 7). Your properly documented formal paper shall be between four to five pages, excluding the cover page and reference page. A student paper template has been provided and I encourage you to use it. When documenting your ideas, use evidence to justify your reasoning. If you are not aware, evidence in writing is usually derived from others’ ideas—more succinctly stated—when it is appropriate to paraphrase and cite an external source. When you present information as if it is a fact, you need evidence. When you use external sources, unless you’re writing a literature review or bibliography, the entire purpose of an external source is to use their ideas as evidence to support your ideas. That brings me to the final point regarding the assignment requirements—how the work is assessed. When you are graded for your work, it is based on your ability to demonstrate your understanding of the concepts the assigned topics represent. Examples are one of the easier methods to demonstrate your understanding. When you regurgitate the words of others while presenting no or very few ideas of your own, you have not demonstrated understanding. You have demonstrated the ability to regurgitate.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
MSCE 535 APA 7 student paper template.docx