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InstructionsYour security consulting firm has been retained by an insurance company to help it develop and implement a risk reduction program for companies purchasing cybersecurity liability insurance. The next task on this multi-year contract is to develop a set of program plans for organization-level information security programs for small businesses (i.e., up to 100 employees, no more than five offices / work locations). These documents must be tailored to specific industries and, due to the high percentage of Internet-based businesses seeking cybersecurity insurance, must address state, federal, and international laws, regulations, and standards.To begin this assignment, your team (group) must select one industry or business type from the list below, which links out to the U.S. Small Business Administration website, londonessays.com (If you wish to use an industry or business type not in this list you must first obtain permission from your instructor.)AgricultureConstructionConsumer Goods & ServicesFinancial ServicesHealth CareHousing and Real EstateManufacturingMarketing and Social MediaOnline BusinessesPharmaceuticals and BiotechnologyTelecommunications and MediaTransportation and Logistics Next, read Information Security Program Background Information and Concepts (below).Investigate how businesses in your selected industry use information technology to do business. Research your industry, using the UMUC library and the Internet. As a starting point, use the business guides found at  londonessays.com a team, complete the information security program requirements gathering and analysis exercise using the provided worksheet (below).Finally, each team (group) is to produce an executive-level briefing outlining the organization-level information security program plan, tailored to your chosen i

ndustry or type of business, using information from your completed worksheet. Use the outline provided below as a guide for writing your program plan briefing. Organization-level information security program plans describe/specify the required organization and management structures (people and processes), as well as the technologies used to implement required information security protections and countermeasures.Outline: Information Security Program PlanIntroductionSecurity Policy and PlanningPersonnel ManagementPhysical Security ManagementData Security ManagementSoftware Security ManagementHardware Security ManagementNetwork Security ManagementBusiness Continuity/Disaster RecoveryIncident Reporting and Management Worksheet: Information Security Program Plan Copy this table into your own Word document and fill it out. Security areaResponsible party/office of primary responsibility (OPR)Policy statementCountermeasures/risk mitigation strategyKnown vulnerabilities/risksAcquisition (systems/services)    Asset management    Audit and accountability    Authentication and authorization    Business continuity    Compliance management    Configuration control    Data*    Hardware*    Identity management    Incident management    Maintenance procedures    Media protection and destruction    Network*    Operations    Outsourcing    Personnel*     Physical environment*    Planning    Risk assessments    Security policy and planning*     Software*    Training     Security areas marked with an asterisk (*) must be addressed as a major section in your group’s information security program plan. The remaining sections should be addressed as subsections or within a subsection underneath one or more of the major sections.