Assignment
Read the assigned articles in D2L. Answer the questions below. The answers must demonstrate that you have substantively engaged with the material and you haven't simply goggled the question and copy/pasted the answer.
1. What kinds of information might a vulnerability analyst need to search for? Where can that kind of information be found?
2. What kinds of information might a cyber forensic investigator need to search for? Where can that kind of information be found?
3. Give an example of a search task in cybersecurity with one well-defined target. Is this a common situation?
4. Give an example of a search task in cybersecurity with several ill-defined targets. Is this a common situation?
5. What kinds of information search and stopping rules would be most appropriate for looking for new vulnerabilities? What sorts of places would you need to search?
6. What kinds of information search and stopping rules would be most appropriate for Open Source Intelligence (OSNIT) tasks?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
1. Improving Cyber-Attack Predictions Through Information Foraging by Adam Dalton, Bonnie Dorr, Leon Liang and Kristy Hollingshead.
2. Information Foraging in Information Access Environments by Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card.