Please take note of this feedback and use it to improve the journal.
Feedback:
The assignment provides a solid overview of important legislation
and the increasing threats in cybersecurity, with a clear emphasis on
compliance and ethics.
To elevate the work to an exemplary level, consider incorporating
more detailed reflections on personal experiences or specific real-world
examples that illustrate the application of these principles.
Strengthen the personal voice and engagement in writing to make the content more compelling.
Review the organization and transitions to ensure a smoother flow of ideas.
Ensuring data privacy is an essential skill for cybersecurity professionals.
In your journal, you will reflect on data privacy and data
protection. Specifically, you will discuss access controls, data
privacy, and legislation for compliance.
Your journal entry should be three or more sentences per prompt and address the following questions:
How are access controls related to confidentiality?
What is the impact of having access controls in place when using
third-party solutions like cloud computing or software as a service
(SaaS)?
What are strategies for ensuring data privacy when bringing organizations into compliance?
How does data privacy differ between various industries?
Submit your assignment here. For details, see the assignment guidelines and rubric.
Overview
Journals are private and between you and the instructor only.
Approach these activities as an opportunity to reflect upon and apply
what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions,
and activities. As a successful professional, you will need good
reflective and writing skills. Journal activities offer you the
opportunity to develop these skills further. The journal entries in this
course are graded separately.
Prompt
First, complete the assigned readings for the week. Then read the
journal prompt and write a reflection. Your journal entry should be two
paragraphs long and address the prompt provided in each module.
In your response, be certain to address the following critical elements:
Critical Thinking and Reflection: Support the claims with relevant examples of previous and logical thought processes.
Integration and Application: Show excellent depth of knowledge of the module content and exhibit careful consideration of the topic.
Voice: Write in a style that is appealing and
appropriate for the intended audience and use a consistent voice that is
evident throughout.
What to Submit
Submit journal assignments as Word documents with double spacing,
12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Responses should be
at least two paragraphs long and address the points indicated in the
journal prompt for each module.
Journal Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Critical Thinking and Reflection Supports claims with relevant examples of previous and logical thought processes Supports claims with mostly relevant examples of previous and logical thought processes Supports claims with somewhat relevant examples of previous and logical thought processes Does not support claims with reflection on relevant personal examples 25
Integration and Application Shows excellent depth of knowledge of the module content and exhibits careful consideration of the topic Shows good depth of knowledge of the module content and demonstrates that the module content has been read Shows limited depth of knowledge, indicating the module content may have been reviewed but needs to be explored further Does not address the prompt and reflects that the module content has not been read 25
Voice Writes in a style that is appealing and
appropriate for the intended audience and uses a consistent voice that
is evident throughout Writes in a style that is generally appropriate for the intended audience and makes an attempt to use a consistent voice Writes in a style that considers the audience but is not consistent in voice, and it is difficult to identify the voice Does not attempt to use a style that considers the audience and leaves no evidence of the voice 25
Writing Is free of errors in organization and grammar Is mostly free of errors in organization and grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Contains errors in organization and grammar, but errors are limited enough so that it can be understood Contains errors in organization and grammar, making it difficult to understand 25
Total: 100%
