Q The security of Smartphones is the focus for the first Research Paper. Here are some areas to begin your research and to include in paper to be submitted in Week 3: 1. Clearly identify the Mobile Device you own and are researching 2. What vulnerabilities are common to the Mobile Device? 3. What security practices can users follow to minimize these vulnerabilities? 4. Why does the Mobile Device need to be secured? 5. What vulnerabilities are present with public Wi-Fi? o Clearly identify how cryptography can be used to establish secure remote connections o With Mobile Devices using the Internet (an insecure communication channel) ? To your workplace and school ? To your bank to check balances, pay bills, and make other transfers ? For e¬commerce ? Health data 6. How can email be done securelyusing encryption with o Open Source Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) o Secure Multipurpose Internet 7. How can Text messages be secured? As you are doing research and writing your paper, think about the following: • How can cryptography can be used to facilitate security? • How is it implemented? • How can the security of Mobile Devices be improved (future directions)? Format for the Research Paper: • Research Paper is to be at 4-6 content pages (submitted in Microsoft Word .docx format or PDF format) • One (1) page summary about the enhancing security of the Mobile Device and how to make remote connections more secure and less vulnerable • Three (3) to five (5) pages about what you discovered through your research • At least three (5) academic and/or professional quality references (not Wikipedia or Vendor's White Papers) • One (1) page reference (APA format) • In text citations corresponding to your references (APA format) • Please be sure to submit work that is a result of your own effort: plagiarism is unacceptable – for more details, please see the Academic Integrity Policy in the Syllabus section. Attachments • First Research Paper Rubric SEC 310 Research Paper Rubric SEC 310 Research Paper Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent 40 pts Excellent Information from current event is clearly summarized. Four supporting details address who, what, where, when, why or how questions. 37 pts Proficient Information from current event is clearly summarized. Three supporting details address who, what, where, when, why, or how questions. 34 pts Competent Summary may be unclear or incomplete. There is a need for more supporting details. 30 pts Failing Too much information was copied from the article or important details are left out. Details or summary may be confusing. Plagiarism is evident. 40 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConnection 40 pts Excellent Insightfully makes multiple text-text, text-self, or text-world connections. 37 pts Proficient Insightfully makes text-text, text-self, or text-world connections. 34 pts Competent Attempts to make appropriate text-text, text-world or text-self connections, but lacks sufficient detail to establish a full connection. 30 pts Failing Connection is inappropriate to the content of the article. 40 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar 10 pts Excellent Writer makes little or no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Every paragraph contains sentences that are well-constructed. There are varied beginnings and rich and appropriate vocabulary. 8 pts Proficient Writer makes very few errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Most sentences are well-constructed with varied beginnings and vocabulary. 6 pts Competent Writer makes some major errors in grammar or spelling. Some sentences may not be well-constructed. Similar words are used too often. 2 pts Failing Writer makes many errors in grammar or spelling. Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or are confusing. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Version 6 Style Format 10 pts Excellent Properly utilizes APA format for all references and citations. Each reference has a least 1 citation in text. 8 pts Proficient APA format used properly for all references and citations. Some references have no citations in text. 6 pts Competent APA format used properly for all references. Citations are absent in text. 2 pts Failing APA format not utilized. 10 pts Total Points: 100 PreviousNext