Assignment Prompt & Instructions
## **Instructions**
For the lesson's assignment, you will review the identity defenses for identity and remote access risks in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This will be a minimum of eight pages that contain the specific cloud native services for the three cloud services, along with a description of their capabilities. You will include why these services were chosen and what risks the services will address. You will want to include the following items:
– Perform an evaluation of the native identity defenses you propose to use for each cloud service provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
– How will you incorporate MFA, SSO, and Zero Trust into your design
– A discussion about the use-cases these native identity defenses will solve
– Gaps in native identity defense tools
– Potential non-native tools to defend against attacks on identity and access management.
– Discuss impersonation attacks and how they work.
– Produce a recommendation of identity defenses that will enhance protection and foster resilience.
Length: 9-pages, not including title page and references
References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources presented in the Course Resources. Identify two additional quality scholarly resources that were not introduced in your required readings yet, which will enhance understanding when addressing organizational challenges. Your additional resources should be credible and relevant to addressing identified organizational challenges. Be sure to synthesize your resources and use APA standards.
Points: 10 Points
## **Learning Outcomes and Course Concepts**
– CLO 4: Compose a full list of identity defenses to reduce cloud and remote computing remote risks.
– PLO 5: Evaluate tools, data, and processes to enhance protection and foster resilience.
– Course Concept: IAM options for advance cloud and remote computing.
Criteria **Exceeds ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsNeeds ImprovementDeficientNot EvidentCriterion Score** Student provided recommendations that demonstrate a clear understanding of Advanced Identity and Access Management? (30%)3 points
Student provided details on defenses for IAM with native cloud services in all 3 cloud providers, provided a gap analysis, and discussed impersonation attacks.
Recommendations demonstrated an advanced understanding of IAM.
2.6 points
Student provided details on defenses for IAM with native cloud services in 2 of the 3 cloud providers, provided a gap analysis, and discussed impersonation attacks.
Recommendations demonstrated an above average understanding of IAM.
2.3 points
Student provided details on defenses for IAM with native cloud services in 2 of the 3 cloud providers, did not provide a gap analysis, but did discuss impersonation attacks.
Recommendations demonstrated an average understanding of IAM.
1.2 points
Student provided details on defenses for IAM with native cloud services in 1 of the 3 cloud providers, did not provide a gap analysis, but did discuss impersonation attacks.
Recommendations demonstrated a below average understanding of IAM.
0 points
Student provided details on defenses for IAM with native cloud services in 1 of the 3 cloud providers, did not provide a gap analysis, and did not discuss impersonation attacks.
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
/ 3Assignment Instructions (20%)2 points
Correctly completed all the assignment instructions.
1.7 points
Correctly completed most of the assignment instructions.
1.5 points
Incorrectly completed some parts of the assignment.
0.8 points
Incorrectly completed most parts of the assignment.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
/ 2Content and Critical Thinking (20%)2 points
Strong evidence of content knowledge.
Responses were thoughtful, thorough, and well-reasoned.
1.7 points
Good evidence of content knowledge.
In general, improvement in responses to demonstrate critical thinking is needed.
1.5 points
Some evidence of content knowledge.
Some improvement is needed to show adequate understanding of content and the use of critical thinking.
0.8 points
Little evidence of content knowledge.
Significant improvement is needed to show adequate understanding of content and the use of critical thinking.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
/ 2Cohesion & Organization (20%)2 points
Effectively communicates a central idea or point that is present throughout the entirety of the assignment, in a coherent and logical manner. Overall writing is easy to understand.
1.7 points
Communicates a central idea or point that is present through most of the assignment in a coherent manner. Overall writing, for the most part, is easy to understand.
1.5 points
Communicates a central idea or point in the assignment, but may incorporate other unrelated topics. Coherence and organization are somewhat evident.
0.8 points
Communicates several unconnected ideas or points, with no apparent pattern or coherence.
0 points
Does not display a sense of organization or coherence. Non-existent, or lacks clear expression of relevant ideas or points.
/ 2Grammar, Mechanics, Formatting, APA, Integration of Resources (10%)1 point
No misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. All resources are scholarly and appropriate for the assignment.
0.9 points
Some misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Most resources are scholarly and appropriate for the assignment.
0.8 points
Many misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Some resources are not scholarly or appropriate for the assignment.
0.4 points
Significant number of misspelled words, grammatical errors, formatting issues, or APA style errors. Most resources are not scholarly or appropriate for the assignment.
0 points
Not attempted or needs major substantial improvement overall.
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##### Total/ 10
#### **Overall Score**
##### **Exceeds Expectations**
9 points minimum
##### **Meets Expectations**
8 points minimum
##### **Needs Improvement**
7.3 points minimum
##### **Deficient**
4 points minimum
##### **Not Evident**
0 points minimum
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