CMM217 Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA) SUSS January 2025 : Security Operations and Administration, Singapore

TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

This assignment is worth 20% of the final mark for CMM217 Security Operations and Administration.
The cut-off date for this assignment is 25 February 2025 (Tuesday), 11.55pm.
Resubmissions are allowed before this cut-off time.
Note to Students:
The word count for this assignment is 2,500 words. (Do not exceed or fall below the word limit by more than 10 per cent).
You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the TMA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date.
TMA format
• Download and complete the TMA Cover Page (screenshot below) from Canvas L01 > Modules > Assessments.
• Acknowledge that you have read the self-declaration on academic integrity and submit it with your TMA.
• Use Times New Roman 12 point, double line spacing throughout.

You are reminded to attribute all sources properly and consistently, including any AIgenerated text (see example below).

Example of a table detailing the name of the AI tool used, the approach to using the tool (e.g., what prompts were used), the full output provided by the tool, and which part of the output was adapted for the assignment.
Example of Appropriate and discipline – specific citations APA:
In-text citation:
Author of AI model, Year of the version used
Example:
Parenthetical citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
Narrative citation: OpenAI (2023)
Reference list
Author of AI Model. (Year of version used). Name of tool (Version of tool) [Large language model]. URL

Question 1

“Acquiring the right assets is essential to developing a proper security posture. There are many assets that could benefit an organisation, but there is one asset in particular that is of great priority and value across the board: the security team” (Alger, 2024).
The lynchpin of any organisation’s security posture is a well-functioning, effective, cooperative, motivated and cohesive security team – it is the fundamental component upon which an organisation’s defence response rests upon. The most state-of-the-art security software and technology, the highest budgets and the most comprehensive security plans are only as effective as the team that formulates and implements them.
Adapted from Alger, J. (2024). Special Report: How to build an effective security team. Security Magazine.
Retrieved from https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/101077-how-to-build-an-effective-securityteam?v=preview
(a) The management of a security team, regardless of its size, composition and industry, is bound to be beset with challenges. With reference to department structure, organising structures, and roles, responsibilities and authority of security personnel, differentiate FOUR major, distinct challenges that a security team can encounter. Begin your discussion with a brief explanation of the significance of security management and illustrate your answer where relevant.
(40 marks)
(b) The scope of security duties a security team may undertake will differ according to the particular entity they are deployed in. For instance, the suite of security services that are required in a bank would differ from that of the services required in an educational institution, a mall, a condominium or pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
Conduct research and choose THREE such distinct entities. Describe, in a
comparative manner, the suite of security services (primary duties performed) that the security team will provide. For each entity chosen, differentiate the significant tangible and / or intangible asset(s) that require protection by the security team. Illustrate your answer where relevant.
(60 marks)