Background Weaponizing AI is proving to be a potent catalyst driving new, more complex cybersecurity threats, reshaping the cybersecurity landscape for years to come. From rogue attackers to sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) and nation-state attack teams, weaponizing large language models (LLMs) is the new tradecraft of choice. Adversarial AI is the attack threat hard to predict by the security teams. The nature of threats is becoming faster, more nuanced, and more lethal as attackers seek to sharpen their tradecraft and win the AI war.
Defending against cyberthreats is a critical and ongoing process that requires a proactive and multifaceted approach. Social engineering, third-party exposure, cloud vulnerabilities, ransomware, and IoT are among the top threats that organizations should focus on to protect their data, systems, and reputations.
Instructions Choose an organization of your choice. For this week’s Signature Assignment, write a paper that includes the following information:
Discern the ADSAI risks and assess the overall cyber posture of the organization. Plan and formulate defenses to protect the organization from threat actors using ADSAI tools and techniques. Devise defenses of organization’s cyber security by using AI against adversaries potentially using AI against the organization. Synthesize practice/research problem and scholarly literature to construct novel insights. Advance a theory and its practical applications of cybersecurity. Assess internal and external threats and vulnerabilities to reduce organizational cyber risk. Length: This assignment must be 18-20 pages (excluding the title and reference pages).
References: Include 12 scholarly resources (7 can be from previously used resources).
Grading This assignment is worth 25 points and is due on Sunday. For more specific details on how this will be graded, refer to the rubric below.
CriteriaExceeds Expectations (90%-100%) A. A-Meets Expectations (80%-89%) B+, B, B-Needs Improvement (73%-79%) C+, CDeficient (40%-72%) C-. FNot Evident (0%-39%) FCriterion ScoreADSAI risks and needs for value defenses are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk.7.5 points
ADSAI risks and needs for value defenses devised to protect organizations are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Internal and external threats and vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk. Exceeds expectations.
6.38 points
ADSAI risks and needs for value defenses devised to protect organizations are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Internal and external threats and vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk. Improvement needed.
5.7 points
ADSAI risks and needs for value defenses devised to protect organizations are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Internal and external threats and vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk. Brief improvement is needed to strengthen the case.
3 points
ADSAI risks and needs for value defenses devised to protect organizations are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Internal and external threats and vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk. A major improvement is needed.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major improvement overall.
Score of ADSAI risks and needs for value defenses are clearly and robustly presented. Skilled written communication and research skills are demonstrated. Vulnerabilities are assessed to reduce cyber risk.,/ 7.5Assignment Instructions5 points
Correctly completed all the assignment instructions.
4.25 points
Correctly completed most of the assignment instructions.
3.8 points
Incorrectly completed some parts of the assignment.
2 points
Incorrectly completed most parts of the assignment.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
Score of Assignment Instructions,/ 5Content and Critical Thinking5 points
Strong evidence of content knowledge.
Responses were thoughtful, thorough, and well-reasoned.
4.25 points
Good evidence of content knowledge.
In general, improvement in responses to demonstrate critical thinking is needed.
3.08 points
Some evidence of content knowledge.
Some improvement is needed to show adequate understanding of content and the use of critical thinking.
2 points
Little evidence of content knowledge.
Significant improvement is needed to show adequate understanding of content and the use of critical thinking.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
Score of Content and Critical Thinking,/ 5Cohesion & Organization5 points
Effectively communicates a central idea or point that is present throughout the entirety of the assignment, in a coherent and logical manner. Overall writing is easy to understand.
4.25 points
Communicates a central idea or point that is present through most of the assignment in a coherent manner. Overall writing, for the most part, is easy to understand.
3.08 points
Communicates a central idea or point in the assignment but may incorporate other unrelated topics. Coherence and organization are somewhat evident.
2 points
Communicates several unconnected ideas or points, with no apparent pattern or coherence.
0 points
Does not display a sense of organization or coherence. Non-existent, or lacks clear expression of relevant ideas or points.
Score of Cohesion & Organization,/ 5Grammar, Mechanics, Formatting, APA, Integration of Resources2.5 points
No misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. All resources are scholarly and appropriate for the assignment.
2.13 points
Some misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Most resources are scholarly and appropriate for the assignment.
1.9 points
Many misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Some resources are not scholarly or appropriate for the assignment.
1 point
Significant number of misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Most resources are not scholarly or appropriate for the assignment.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
Score of Grammar, Mechanics, Formatting, APA, Integration of Resources,/ 2.5
TotalScore of Assignment 7 Rubric,/ 25 Overall Score Exceeds Expectation (90-100%) A, A- 22.5 points minimum
Meets Expectations (80%-89%) B+, B, B- 20 points minimum
Needs Improvement (73%-79%) C+, C 18.25 points minimum
Deficient (40%-72%) C-, F 10 points minimum
Not Evident (0%-39%) F 0 points minimum