Cyber Security Question

Assignment Title: Prepare an Executive Technical Summary Books and Resources • • • • • Adam, R.P. (2018). Open technical writing: An open-access text for instruction in technical and professional writing. University of Arkansas. Read Chapter 5, Writing in Genres, pages 127-142. Jayaprakash, S. (2007). Technical writing. ProQuest Ebook Central. Read Chapter 3, Skills of a Technical Writer, pages 39-67. Read Chapter 4, Documentation Types, pages 69-81. Budinski, K. G. (2001). Engineers’ guide to technical writing. ProQuest Ebook Central. Read Chapter 4 & 5 Vassallo, P. (2003). Executive summaries: Where less really is more. ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 60(1), 83. Preuveneers, D., Joosen, W., Bernal Bernabe, J., & Skarmeta, A. (2020). Distributed Security Framework for Reliable Threat Intelligence Sharing. Security & Communication Networks, 1–15. Instructions Writing quality executive summaries requires attention to detail and a clear understanding of your audience. Lesson 1 resources provide a link and citation to the following document, “Distributed Security Framework for Reliable Threat Intelligence Sharing.” You must distill the report’s contents into a two-page executive summary that includes the most important and salient elements and references the critical parts of the document. In addition to summarizing the contents of the article, you will also need to define and interpret technical elements, concepts, and language of the report for the President’s Cabinet, which includes many non-technical staff. You may quote the report if you wish, but generally, the summary should be a restatement of the report using language appropriate for this audience. The objective (or communication goal) of your Executive Technical Summary is to keep the President’s Cabinet apprised of developments in the field of cybersecurity. The purpose is to provide a concise, accurate, and easy-to-understand summary that highlights the key points of a research article. For this particular assignment, you are not making recommendations. Steps: 1. Consider your communication objective(s). What is the primary communication goal, and purpose, of your Executive Summary? What should be learned as a result of reading your Executive Technical Summary? 2. Consider your audience. What does the audience absolutely need to know? How can you communicate in a way that resonates with the audience (consider technical background, content expertise, familiarity with the subject matter of the Executive Summary, etc.)? 3. Review the article. 4. Develop an outline of important points that will be relevant and resonate with your audience. Choose key points that help you achieve your communication objective(s). 5. Prepare and submit your Executive Summary. For this Executive Technical Summary of the research article, be sure to include: • Project topic (title page) • Name and date (title page) • Report introduction • Background • Research methods • Review of technical concepts • Report important results • Conclusions • References (reference page) Your executive summary will be graded on the following criteria: • Outline: included all parts of the outline (20%) • Brevity: Use of short and direct sentences and paragraphs (10%) • Completeness: Include all critical points of the source document that are relevant to the audience and achieve the communication objective (30%) • Organization: clear and understandable flow (30%) • Provides a complete definition and interpretation of technical concepts for a non-technical audience (10%) Length: 2 to 3- page Executive Technical Summary (not including title and reference pages) References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly/industry-specific references. The completed assignment should address all the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards. Notes: Assignment will be submitted via Turnitin.