Introduction When considering which operating system for a home or business office computer or network of computers‚ it is important to evaluate all areas of the different operating systems options. When evaluating Microsoft Windows XP‚ Microsoft Windows Server 2008‚ and Linux operating systems it is important to consider the system requirements‚ the different editions available‚ security features‚ system features‚ updates and support‚ user interface‚ and cost effectiveness. Depending on what a person’s
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users within the Active Directory infrastructure that currently exists on the SMB Server that is located within the confines of the LAN structure. The security breach‚ which is defined as any event that results in a violation of any of the CIA (confidentiality‚ integrity‚ availability) security principles‚ was caused by the SMB server being accessed by an unauthorized user due to a security hole that was detected by the server software manufacturer the previous day. The security patch will not be available
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materials to support your work: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Risk Management Risk Mitigation Security Countermeasures Window of Vulnerability (WoV) Servers to have running * Windows DHCP * Server 2003 Target * Ubuntu Desktop * Ubuntu Server ------------------------------------------------- Week 2 Assignment * Calculate the Window of Vulnerability (See Below) * Microsoft Environment Analysis (See Below) Lab * Conduct
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To resolve the issue of the window of vulnerability (WoV)‚ we would need to get the patch from Microsoft. According to Microsoft‚ it will take up to 3 days for the patch to be available. Then‚ we would need additional time to download and test the patch to make sure that this is what is needed to fix the security breach on the SMB server. After doing the testing‚ the IT department would need time to install the patch onto the servers and deploy to the client computers. This will take 2 days to do
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vulnerability (WOV)‚ the LAN administrator needs to get the patch from Microsoft. Upon contact Microsoft has determined that it will take up to no less than three business days for the patch that we requested to be made available to us. Once we receive the patch we would need approximately several hours to download and then test out the patch to be certain that the patch will work and that this is the correct action to take to fix the Window of Vulnerability and seal the security breach on the Server Message
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Unit 2 Assignment 1: Calculate the Window of Vulnerability The WoV covers a timeline from the moment a vulnerability is discovered and identified by the IT people. It also includes the time taken to fix the vulnerability. It is also important to explore the device(s) that were targeted by the attack. In this instance‚ being the SMB server within the LAN. The window of vulnerability is 8 days. 1. The WoV covers a timeline from the moment a vulnerability is discovered and identified by the IT people
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Graded Assignments STUDENT COPY The following sections contain student copies of the assignments. These must be distributed to students prior to the due dates for the assignments. Online students will have access to these documents in PDF format‚ which will be available for downloading at any time during the course. Graded Assignment Requirements Assignment Requirements documents provided below must be printed and distributed to students for guidance on completing the assignments and
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feature of windows is available for “Windows Server 2008” and “Windows Vista”. It is a “complete redesign of TCP/IP functionality for both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) that meets the connectivity and performance needs of today ’s varied networking environments and technologies.” Joe Davies (2008) * Server Message Block 2.0 (SMB): this networking feature of windows is also available for both “Windows Server 2008” and “Windows Vista”. It can also be termed
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Benefits of Virtualization Executive Summary The server virtualization environment has increased tenfold creating flexible and cost effective infrastructure for IT datacenter. Return on investment (ROI) is substantial when consolidation is implemented properly. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the company forty-seven physical server’s currently in use in the datacenter and provide information on how virtualization can increase utilization of hardware‚ decrease power assumption‚ and reduce
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five applications and tools pre-loaded on the TargetWindows01 server desktop‚ and identify whether that application starts as a service on the system or must be run manually. WINDOWS APPLICATION LOADEDSTARTS AS SERVICE Y/N 1. tftpd32 Starts as a service 2. FileZilla Server Interface- The interface does not start as a service and must be ran manually 3. Wireshark – Does not start as a service and must be ran manually 4. Nessus Server Manager – Does not start as a service and must be ran manually
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