Week 12.

Time to finish up your blog. This last assignment should be a retrospective look at your postings over the last 11 weeks. Time for a little analysis. Write up an entry that provides a summary of what you chose to write about.

I decided to right about a current event of the week. Over the last few weeks, there have been some critical articles from Apples IOS issues to a security flaw in the Xbox One.

First, you need to categorize your topics of choice. Did you write primarily on operating system issues? User errors? Viruses? Or did you write about a variety of topics? Why did you choose those topics?

I tried not to limit myself to certain items. I wanted to hit all areas for my blog. I found some extremely serious topics like the IE security flaw and some more light hearted articles like the FBI needing “Pot Heads”

Next, you need to include an analysis of where you got your material. Did you use the same source each week? A variety each week?

I usually started with Slashdot.com and then moved on from there. One week I discovered an article on the Wall Street Journal and another week I found one Cnet.com.

As the last part of this entry, include whether or not you thought this type of blog might be useful to an information security professional and provide a few lessons learned for the next group of students.

These types of blogs can be very helpful. However, my blog would not be very helpful. I do not enjoy writing, and it echoes in my blog. The posts are short and to the point. Some of my classmates are very good writers, and their blogs reflect their passion.

Lessons learned, find items that you enjoy. Do not blog on something you do not have feelings about, it will show in the final product. Always spell and grammar check your work. Finally, always preview your post before hitting Publish.