COMP 199 Paper 2

Writing a white paper

For your second paper you will write a white paper. A white paper, as discussed in class, is a sort of technical advertising document. Your white paper for the class should conform to a few simple requirements

• Your white paper should be four pages long including a small references section at the end.

• You should have a separate, simple yet attractive, cover page for your document.

• You should have one or more images or descriptive drawings in your paper. However, your images should not use up more than about ¾ of a page in all.

• You may use a single or double column format as you wish.

• You should write your white paper with a CIO as your intended audience.

Your white paper should push some aspect of information security. You can

1. Write in support of a product (commercial or homemade)

2. Write in support of a policy

The following selection of sample topics are available. If you have another topic that you would rather write a paper about, please contact your instructor by email to have it approved

Sample topics (available for either product ads or policy support)

• How to spot a security hoax (eg “good times virus”)

• Cell Phone security

• Digital Rights Management

• The Digital Millennium Copywrite Act

• Email Monitoring (companies/educational institutions)

• Protection from viruses, worms, and other malicious malware.