The project for this course consists of two case studies related to cybersecurity and the use ofsocial networking and home computer use. Please review the case studies and respond using theguidelines provided below.

Case Study 1: Securing your home computerYou just purchased a brand new computer for your home environment. It comes with the latestoperating system, Internet connectivity and all accessories to complete your home office and schoolactivities. You also have an Internet Service Provider where you can easily use the existing network toconnect to the Internet and to perform some online banking.Describe the steps you plan to go through to ensure this new computer system remains as secure aspossible. Be sure to discuss the details of firewall settings you plan to implement, browser privacy andsecurity settings, and recommended software (e.g., Anti-virus and others) you will install. Also, describeyour password strength policy you plan to adopt, and what you envision to do to ensure your onlinebanking site is encrypted and uses the proper certificates.Discussion of operating system patches and application updates should also be included. As you discussthese steps, be sure to justify your decisions bringing in possible issues if these steps are not followed.You can discuss this for a specific type of computer (e.g. MAC or PC) to make the scenario moreappropriate for your environment.

Case Study 2: Guidance for a family member using social networking sites.A family member, who just turned 13, wants to join Facebook, create a Twitter account and start textinghis friends on a regular basis. For the purpose of this paper, let us assume you are willing to allow yourfamily to participate in these social networking activities and the family member has agreed to use youradvice to protect his or her privacy and security while participating in these social networking activities.Describe the specific guidance and rules that your family member must adhere to for this activity tomove forward. Be sure to provide specific settings for Facebook and Twitter as well as any guidance fortexting with friends. Be sure to discuss how to detect, prevent and report issues such as cyber bullying,identity theft, and child predatory behavior. Be sure to justify your decisions bringing in possible issues ifthe guidance you provided is not followedPrepare a well-written paper no less than 5 pages and no more than 10 pages in length.In this paper you will address each of the above case studies.

Be sure to clearly separate the casestudies into separate sections of the paper. Only one paper is needed to address both case studiesSubmission requirements:Your completed assignment should be saved as a Word (or PDF) document and submitted to your assignments area no later than the due date listed in the syllabus. Your document should be neat, wellwrittenwith minimal grammar and spelling errors.You should name the file yournamefinalproject.docx (or yournamefinalproject.pdf). So if my name wasJulie Smith, I would name my document juliesmithfinalproject.docx.Your name should be clearly listed on the first page along with the class/section, professor and due date.Your document should contain page numbers at the top of each page. Single or double space lineformatting is acceptable. All references used for your report should be included in APA style format. Seethe following APA reference guide for details on how to cite your references:

Grading guidelinesSubmission PointsCase Study 1:

Describes the steps you plan to go through toensure this new computer system remains as secure aspossible.5Case Study 1: Discusses the details of firewall settings youplan to implement.5 Points

Case Study 1: Discusses browser privacy and security settings. 5 points

Case Study 1: Discusses the recommended software (e.g.,Anti-virus and others) you will install.5 points

Case Study 1: Describes the password strength policy youplan to adopt.5 points

Case Study 1: Describes what you envision to do to ensureyour online banking site is encrypted and uses the propercertificates.5 points

Case Study 1: Discusses operating system patches andapplication updates.5 points

Case Study 1: Justifies your decisions bringing in possibleissues if your recommended steps are not followed.10 points

Case Study 2: Describes the specific guidance and rules thatyour family member must adhere to for this activity to moveforward.5 points

Cast Study 2: Provides specific settings for Facebook andTwitter as well as any guidance for texting with friends.10 points

Case Study 2: discuss how to detect, prevent and reportissues such as cyber bullying, identity theft, and childpredatory behavior.10 points

Case Study 2: Justifies your decisions bringing in possibleissues if the guidance you provided is not followed.10 points

Document is well-organized, and contains minimal spellingand grammar errors. The student’s name is clearly listed onthe first page along with the class/section, professor and duedate. The document contains page numbers at the top ofeach page. Single or double space line formatting is used. APAstyle format is used for references.20 points

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