Imagine that a software development company has just appointed you tolead a risk assessment project. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) ofthe organization has seen reports of malicious activity on the rise andhas become extremely concerned with the protection of the intellectualproperty and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. TheCIO has asked you to prepare a short document before your team beginsworking. She would like for you to provide an overview of what the term“risk appetite” means and a suggested process for determining the riskappetite for the company. Also, she would like for you to provide someinformation about the method(s) you intend to use in performing a riskassessment.

Write a six to seven page paper in which you:

1. Thoroughly Analyze the term “risk appetite”. Then, suggest at least two practical example in which it applies.
2. Thoroughly Recommend the key method(s) for determining the risk appetite of the company.
3. Thoroughly Describe the process of performing a risk assessment.
4. Thoroughly Elaborate on the approach you will use when performing the risk assessment.
5. Use two graphical illustrations.
6. Describe the components and basic requirements for creating an audit plan to support business and system considerations.
7. Describe the parameters required to conduct and report on IT infrastructure audit for organizational compliance.
8. Use a minimum of six quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
9. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), withone-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APAor school-specific format.