Upgrade- Establish endpoint security updates (Antivirus, Malware protection). Upgrade all desktop and laptop Operating Systems. Once all systems are running on the same system, it will be easier to set up security protocols across the board. Make sure Patch updates are being made regularly, set up a specified time frame to check for and install new patches and updates.…
When creating a multi-layered security plan, I would look at all seven domains of the IT infrastructure and then increase the security on each of those domains because that will increase the security for the whole plan. In the user domain, this is the quickest way for the system to be compromised the users. So I would implement complex passwords including eight or more characters, both upper and lower case, and use of at least one special character. Passwords will also need to be changed every 90 days and the same password cannot be used again for three calendar years. In the workstation domain, I would make sure that each workstations, whether desktop or laptop has some security on it like antivirus and malware protection installed. Laptops can be very vulnerable for loss or theft, which would make me install an encrypted hard drive so if it is stolen the data can only be retrieved by the owner. For the LAN domain, just train all users about email scams. I would guess that most users know not to access suspicious emails when on our system but I would still implement to the users a quick training course. Then I we should add spam filters this will help get rid of most of the junk email. In the LAN-to-WAN domain, we need to shut down the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server we have running and switch it over to use secure FTP so that only users allowed on our system can access our FTP server. In the WAN domain, we need to make sure that we have firewalls set up on our network that will filter all incoming traffic. This firewall will stop all traffic coming on to our system that is not meant or not wanted our network. In the Remote Access Domain, we need to establish strict user password policies, as well as lockout policies to defend against brute force attacks, require the use of authorization tokens have a real-time lockout procedure if token is lost, or stolen. The last domain is System/Application domain we need to…
When developing a multi-layered security plan, you must look at each of the seven domains of the IT infrastructure and increase security on each of those domains. Increasing the security on each of those seven domains will increase the overall security of the system and create a multi-layered security plan.…
In this Multi-Layered Security Plan, I will provide information on how to better improve the security of each domain and protect the data of Richman Investments. We shall secure all ports for incoming and outgoing traffic, only allowing the information that is needed through certain ports and to conduct business fast and efficiently. We will also be using the latest and most updated firewall protection and anti-virus software to add a better degree of security. This will be implemented throughout the entire company and we will inform all employees of this MLS plan.…
Identify risks that could lead to an information security breach, Identify vulnerabilities in system security, software operation, network design or employee procedures that could lead to a network failure.…
In the WAN domain, enforce encryption, and VPN tunneling for remote connections. Configure routers, and network firewalls to block Ping requests to reduce chance of Denial of Service attacks. Deployment of…
Internet and network security are a primary concern for many businesses. In today 's world, the number of hacks and leaks of data is continuing to rise, which is what makes security the primary concern. What may or may not be apparent is that many breaches of data tend to be caused by internal users ' errors that may not even have been meant to be malicious. Liaskos and Sandy quote a study by Roman which revealed…
Data breaches and cyber-attacks frequently has dramatically increased in recent years, with the advancement of technology and the prevalence of more “cloud” storage and remote access servers. In Mr. Horton’s article, he remarks on the high cost a data breach can have on both finances and company’s reputation. (Horton, 2014) Citing the Ponemon Institute’s 2013 Cost of Data Breach Study, Horton goes on to state that “data breaches can cost an average organization more than $5 million per incident. (Ponemon Institute, 2013)…
| (TCO 1) What is the most common threat to information security in an organization?…
a. Closing off unused ports via a firewall to reduce the chance of unwanted network access…
There are quite a few vulnerabilities that can affect organizations productivity. These vulnerabilities can be environmental, utilities & service, criminal behavior, equipment failure, and information security issues. To protect the organization against loss of productivity and data loss we have created an assessment of the potential danger each category of threat presents. We created a worksheet (located on the last page of this document) listing each type of vulnerability and ranked the probability and severity of each of the threats. Using a probability and severity legend that had one…
Unauthorized access to data centers, computer rooms and wiring closets, servers must be shut down occasionally for maintenance causing network downtime, data can be easily lost or corrupt and recovering critical business functions may take too long to be useful.…
Tim J. Watts goes more into the dark side of the “hacker” community by bringing up the constant back in forth between computer security officers and the so called hackers. This article, being written this year is able to reflect on the events of September 11, 2001 and new homeland security measures. He represents this viewpoint of a dangerous hacker in his definition: “While some hackers are harmless, others break into systems with the intent to steal information or to do destruction to the system. Hackers performing the latter pose a serious threat to the economic future of the United States” (Watts). Tim Watt outright blames the hacker community of accessing information that should be private. Only looking and reflecting on the serious threat…
The iPremier and Denial of Service Attack case study is a made up case from the Harvard Business School. This case shows clearly how companies may not be taking their security seriously and after several high profile hacking stories, we can see that is the truth. The background of the case is that iPremier, a high end online store, suffered a DOS attack during the night. Those in charge of operations attempted to find the cause of the attack but were met with resistance from their collocation facility. Once granted access and after almost the entire company’s senior management team was involved, the attack stopped. There was no rhyme or reason as to how or why but it stopped and business was back to normal on the site.…
• Content filtering and anti-virus scanning of all incoming data. Quarantine of unknown file types.…