week 4

Primary Task Response
Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes that you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment draft that you will complete next week.

week 4 project 
 
Key Assignment Draft
As is true with all components in any computing environment, security considerations are paramount for operating systems as well. Performing risk assessments and identifying mitigation strategies in advance is a way to ensure that security has been addressed at the operating system level. Virtualized operating systems bring a new set of challenges.
Assignment
For this assignment, you will be compiling your draft of your Key Assignment by incorporating all of the feedback you have received from your instructor and classmates in this week’s Discussion Board. You will also be adding new content related to identifying security risks and potential mitigation strategies.
The project deliverables are the following:

Update the Operating Systems Design Document title page with the new date and project name.
Update the previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.
New content (2–3 pages) regarding security should include the following:

A description of the areas of an operating system that should be evaluated for performing a risk assessment
A thorough description of at least 5 risks that pertain to your selected operating system solution
A description of the risk mitigation approach for each risk

main objective Analyze OS related computer security risks, and risk mitigation strategies. 

Name the document “Yourname_CS630_IP4.doc.”
Submit the document for grading.

Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.