Part-A: Search the Internet for information on TAXII and STIX. Write a two-page technical explanation of each technology, its use, its strengths and weaknesses, etc. 

Part-B: Select one of the threat models (OCTAVE, Trike, PASTA, STRIDE, or VAST) and use the Internet to research this model. How is it used? What are its advantages? What are its disadvantages? Write a two-page technical report on your research. 

Part-C: Nessus – Perhaps the best-known and most widely used vulnerability scanner is Nessus, which contains a wide array of pre-built templates. Nessus advertises that new plug-ins are available as soon as 24 hours after a new vulnerability is disclosed. Visit the Nessus website at www.tenable.com/products/nessusLinks to an external site. and read the information on Nessus. Write a two-page report on your research about Nessus. You can also download the free Nessus Essentials software and run a vulnerability scan on a maximum of 16 IP addresses.

Submit everything in a single docx file. Use APA-7 format.