An early step in any cybersecurity program is to identify your critical  assets, which are the assets that will cause the most impact to your  organization's mission. In this assignment, you will work to identify  the core target systems in the organization. 

For this assignment, you will determine core target systems and  processes in organizations at risk from global threats for one of the 16  critical industries that you select. Create a paper with your insights  and do not report or summarize any attack occurring at present or other  historical events. 

Targets include machines, data, persons, and stakeholders. While sources  might be global, do not exclude indirect attacks through local parties  external to the organization. Determine the systems, probable methods of  entry, diffusion, exploration, and likely exfiltration options. Include  specific technical details and implications. 

Your determination must be presented as a formal paper suitable for use  by a high level member of the selected critical industry. Include at  least one table and one figure. 

 Length: 6-page paper, not including title and reference pages, one table, and one figure 

 References: Include a minimum of 7 scholarly references. Cite at least 2  different peer-reviewed academic research studies relevant to your  approach for this assignment. These specified references should not be  in this course and have been published in the last 2 years. 

 The completed assignment should address all of the assignment  requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate  thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The  writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic  expectations and current APA standards, and include a plagiarism report.