| 2190 Introduction to Professional Issues in Cyber Security |
Assignment Task:
Background Context:
You work as a junior cybersecurity officer in an organization that has recently set up a manufacturing plant for autonomous vehicles and a research facility on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Two significant areas of interest for your organization within ITS are transport safety and road traffic efficiency. Cybersecurity in ITS has a direct impact on road safety & the efficiency of transportation. ITS depends on vehicles to be connected to other vehicles & networks to make intelligent decisions on the road. This creates plenty of opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit the system’s vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity experts predict that cyberattacks on autonomous vehicles could significantly increase in the coming years. To minimize cyber-attacks, ITS must follow a comprehensive set of security policies & regulations that can help to prevent cyber-attacks on autonomous vehicles.
As your organization is new to ITS & autonomous vehicles, they have appointed you to review various security policies and regulations to ensure safety. Also, you’re responsible for training the employees & create awareness of different legal, social & ethical issues within the cyber industry.
Assignment Task:
Considering the statement above, write a report for other cyber professionals relating to ITS, covering the following tasks:
Task 01: Professional Institution & Legislations in Cyber Security (1000 words)
- Explain in detail, the professional institutions like NCSC and UK cyber security council and discuss about their roles and contribution towards cyber safety. (500 words)
- Explain the following legislations that can be applied to cyber security- DPA2018, NIS regulations, PECR regulation, Computer Misuse act. (500 words
Task 02: Legal, Social & Ethical issues in Cyber Security (1500 Words)
- Explain in detail what codes of ethics and codes of conduct need to be followed to ensure cyber safety in your organization. (750 words)
- Identify and analyse 3 different codes of ethics & codes of conduct stated by UK cyber security Council that can be applied to the Intelligent transport Systems (ITS) industry. (750 words)
Marking Criteria:
- Roles & contributions of various professional institutions (15%)
- Various legislations covered within cyber security (15%)
- Codes of ethics and codes of conduct to ensure cyber safety (25%)
- Identify & Analyse legal, social & ethical issues within cyber security (25%)
- Structure & quality of material presented – layout, spelling, grammar, syntax (10%)
- References – quality, range and extensiveness of references. The currency of the information (how recent is it) and the triangulation of references (cross-referencing data to add further justification to points) are critical. Marks for references will also be embedded with the sections above, but the extent, presentation, currency and quality of the references will account for 10%.
Task and Document Format Guidance:
- Focus on attention to detail, quality of work and overall academic standards.
- Specific Guidance for this assignment (include guidance on each task and the format of the document):
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E-Submission Guidance:
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Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes are what the student needs to demonstrate after completing a module. An assessment is a way in which students can demonstrate their achievement of these Learning Outcomes. Learning Outcomes are NOT the same as the assignment task.
Please enter the Learning Outcomes assessed by this assignment:
- Define professional institutions within cyber security and computing.
- Investigate the legislations that apply to the cyber security profession.
- Describe the impact of codes of conduct and apply code of ethics within the cyber security profession.
- Identify and examine legal, social and ethical issues within cyber and IT industry.
Academic Skills Outcomes:
- The Academic Skills Outcomes to be developed by completing this assignment can be found here.
- For Apprenticeship programmes, identify the applicable Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours the assignment seeks to test.
General Assignment Guidance:
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Teamwork Assessment
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Importance of Word Count
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Students will be required to state their word count on all submissions. A 10% leeway will be allowed – so the maximum a student should submit will be the word count + 10%. The word count will exclude:
- The title page
- The contents page
- Models, graphs, calculations, data tables, and other exhibited figures or images
- Lists of references
- Appendices (these should be kept to a minimum)
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Extenuating Circumstances
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UCB Referencing Guide
You are required to reference your sources within your assignments appropriately. Please click on the link below to learn how to reference various sources of information. This Guide also includes how to acknowledge all Generative AI used within your assignment, ensuring that you comply with the Using AI Ethically within your Assignments policy (as covered above). https://portal.ucb.ac.uk/download/referencing/referencing-guide.pdf
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