Assignment title: Information
CSEC 670 Individual Assignment 1
Write an 15 page (minimum length) paper in which you identify and assess emerging cyber
security approaches and technologies as well as discuss government efforts to nurture the
development of these emerging technologies.
An emerging technology is a technology that is in the genesis stage, is still being researched and
developed, and has not been proven, standardized, or widely adopted. One way (but not the only
way) to identify emerging cyber security approaches and technologies can be based on its
novelty and interest as demonstrated by the availability of 5 or more recent (less than 12 months
old) research papers from IEEE or ACM sources that address the identified cyber security
technology/approach. By that criteria, fingerprint biometrics, eye biometrics, voice print ID as a
class are all unacceptable topics. There may be a new research result in one of these areas, but
the basic idea and first deployments of these technologies occurred over 30 years ago. These
technologies are not emerging.
Your paper must include: Cover Page, Table of Contents, Introduction, Section Headings and
Subheadings, Conclusions, APA compliant in-text citations and list of References, and page
numbers. The paper must be formatted according to the mandatory paper format guidelines. The
page count begins with the Introduction and ends with the Conclusions and does not include any
figures or tables. The paper should include, at a minimum, your recommendations on liability
and the reasoning behind it. Prepare your paper in Word (.doc or .docx). Include a minimum of 8
credible, external sources. At least 75% of references should be based on official reports,
scholarly studies, or peer-reviewed journal articles. The latest edition of the APA manual is the
authoritative reference for grammar questions for the assignment. The following two questions
must be addressed in your paper.
1. How do the emerging cyber security technologies that you identified coupled with prioritized
research and development improve cyber security?
A. Clearly define the emerging cyber security technologies that you identified as well as their
main features.
B. Clearly define how an organization would use these emerging cyber security technologies.
C. Describe real-world examples of the use of these emerging cyber security technologies.
2. Discuss the role of the federal government in the support and nurturing of the emerging cyber
security technologies that you identified.
A. Clearly discuss the benefits and drawbacks that government efforts to support new cyber
escurity technologies may create.
B. Describe real-world examples that support your position.
A title page, table of contents and the reference pages are required. The page count starts with
the Introduction and ends with the Conclusions. However, the page count DOES NOT include
figures and tables. Prepare your paper in Word (.doc or .docx). Include a minimum of 8 credible,
external sources. At least 75% of references should be based on official reports, scholarly
studies, or peer-reviewed journal articles. The citations and the reference list in the paper should
be formatted in accordance with APA 6th edition guidelines. The assignment is due at the end of
Week 3, by Sunday 11:59PM U.S. Eastern Time.
Before you submit your paper, you will need to run your assignment through Turnitin.com and
receive an originality report. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO THIS. It
might take several hours to a day or two for Turnitin.com to do this. Resubmissions can take a
day or more. For instructions, go to the "Turnitin.com Instructions" conference posting under the
"Important Documents and Rubrics" conference. After your paper meets all of the stated criteria
in the posting, attach the paper AND the originality report in your Assignments Folder by the
end of the week 3, by Sunday 11:59PM U.S. Eastern Time.
Prepare your paper in either Word (.doc or .docx) format and submit it through your
Assignments Folder. The PDF version of the assignment generated by Turnitin must also be
submitted. The citations and the reference list in the paper should be formatted in accordance
with APA 6 th edition guidelines.