This week, your internship assignment takes you to the Corporate Security office, headed by the Chief Security Officer (CSO). This office has recently completed an investigation into how a competitor may have obtained copies of the confidential architectural drawings and design plans for a new type of resort that the company had planned for a recently acquired island property. At least one competitor is known to have received copies of the company's intellectual property through an economic development office within its country's government. It is suspected that an Advanced Persistent Threat mechanism may have been used to exfiltrate information from Padgette-Beale's existing hotel property within that geo-political jurisdiction. Another competitor, also operating in that geographic area, contacted Padgette-Beale's Corporate Security Office and disclosed that it had been sent URLs for web pages containing links to the resort plans by an unknown party. The other firm wanted to make it clear to Padgett-Beale that they did not condone nor participate in such illegal and unethical taking or receiving of another company's intellectual property.As part of the company's response to this theft, the CSO's office has been asked to prepare a background briefing for company's executives that addresses the problem of protecting intellectual property stored in digital form. The briefing must include recommendations for best practices that the company's executives should be adopting to prevent / respond to such thefts.Begin by reading the readings for this week. Then find additional information through your own research.Write a 2 page summary of your research and analysis for review by the CSO's senior staff. Your summary should begin by explaining the problem of intellectual property theft. Next, address the reasonable and customary processes and procedures which should be used to discourage or make it difficult for employees, managers, and executives to inadvertently misuse and/or steal the company's intellectual property (at a minimum, you must address data classification and marking, separation of duties, and least privilege). You should also identify and explain five or more best practices which the company should implement as it responds to this growing problem.Remember to list and cite your sources at the end of your research summary using a professional and consistent citation format (APA recommended).Use these links for references:1. https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-an-exploit-kit2. https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/anatomy-of-a-cyber-attack.html3. Attached Pdf file 4. https://www.csoonline.com/article/3200608/cyberespionage-your-intellectual-property-under-threat.html5. https://blogs.orrick.com/trade-secrets-watch/2015/08/14/the-fine-line-between-spying-and-strategy-competitive-intelligences-legal-limits-and-practical-considerations/6. https://ciradar.com/competitive-intelligence-blog/insights/2017/12/22/the-ethics-of-competitive-intelligence-where-uber-crossed-the-line7. https://www.cio.com/article/2382656/it-s-8-biggest-frenemies.html8.

Select a foreign nation-state (not the United States) and describe a threat to that nation. The threat can be any of those discussed in this course (conventional state threats, non-state actors, terrorist, insurgent, emerging threat, cyber, etc). Be specific, though, as the threat you select must be an "actor"--for instance, "Climate change" or "pandemics" are not actors and "cyber threats" is far too vague to be a meaningful choice, because it is very general and not an actor. Briefly provide a background of the threat, what it is, how the nation perceives the threat and how your chosen nation-state has responded to the threat. you need to determine the above first and merge it with this assignment to be able to complete this assignment.Assignment Instructions: For this assignment you will take your case-study from the first essay and, first, provide your analytical assessment (thesis) on the case. Second, you will detail the threat in a nine-section Threat Assessment format. Your assignment should be 10 to 12 pages (not including title page and bibliography), double-spaced in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Remember to use the Chicago Style Manual for all citations and bibliography. A minimum of 10 (10) scholarly sources are required for this assignment. Below are the required sections. Please include the section headings in red on your assignment. You are welcome to rearrange topics so your paper flows well. A key assignment task if for you to use the essay as a vehicle to demonstrate your knowledge of course concepts, while you craft an assessment in your own analytic voice OVERALL THREAT ASSESSMENT/ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT: How much of a threat does this state or non-state actor actually pose to your chosen nation-state, taking everything into consideration? Is the threat successful at exerting its influence? Is the nation-state's response effective or ineffective?Topics:HISTORY: This is the section where you can discuss the history of the threat and your nation's perception and response. Discuss why and how the threat came to be. Why did it become a threat? What was its initial motivation? What environmental/societal/economic/etc. factors contributed to its formation?MEMBERSHIP/LEADERSHIP: Who makes up the threat? Why do they participate? What is their motivation? Who are the leaders, if any? How effective are they?STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION: How is the threat structured? Is there an organization? What is it?CURRENT GOAL/MOTIVATION: What is the current goal/motivation of the threat entity? What is it trying to achieve? Has it evolved since its formation?TACTICS/CAPABILITIES: What tactics does the threat employ? How capable is it? What weapons/tools does it use?FUNDING/CONNECTIONS: Where does the threat get funding? Supplies? Weapons? Does the threat have connections to any other organizations, nation-states, etc.?LOCATION/SCOPE/MAGNITUDE: Where does the threat operate? How broad in scope is the threat? Are they a regional threat or a global threat beyond the immediate threat to your nation-state?COUNTERING THE THREAT: How has the nation-state countered the threat? Also, please suggest possible ways to mitigate or counter the threat. Look at alternatives the nation-state could take to counter the threat. This is especially true if the nation's responses are ineffective. Try to think outside the box and be a little creative. I understand that you won't have total information, but just give it a try!If any of these sections do not apply to your particular topic for some reason, you need to at least include the required section heading along with a short explanation as to why it doesn't apply.TIPS: . Review the plagiarism and quotations briefs again if you are unsure about your paper. Run your draft essay through TURNITIN to ensure any verbatim text matches are below 15% (the undergraduate standard) and so you can check each verbatim match to ensure it is properly cited by specific page number. When you submit the essay under the MyClassoom “assignment” link, I receive a TURNITIN report showing the verbatim word matches. Essays cannot be resubmitted to attain a higher grade. See the attached essay-writing guide with best practices for success.