Security controls enable organizations to have a measuring stick where they can assess the effectiveness of their practical and operational security statements and controls against industry standards. These security controls act as guidelines to check the organization’s security statements for their maturity and capabilities. Security controls also provide a model framework in order to create a Gap assessment‚ enable the focus on remediation planning‚ and increase the awareness and interest of the
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Network System Administrator Network Management Definition of Network Management History of Network Management. My previous knowledge within the IT field and network administrator is one I may pursue. Everything that makes a network function Hardware The network operating systems Understanding the need‚ process and the responsibilities involved of a Network Administrator This is a position that is consider an IT field and is very important to business. The position is unique
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To: National Security Council From: Cyber Security Student‚ University of Pittsburgh‚ Pittsburgh Campus Subject: Internet Security: Online privacy policies help criminals‚ but raise questions about increasing surveillance and decreasing privacy to general public. Internet privacy may be a thing in the past due to necessary government control. 1. Executive Summary: The NSC has tasked us to assess the potential risks associated with the United States government expanding their abilities of
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INTRODUCTION Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with the communication between computer systems or devices. A computer network is any set of computers or devices connected to each other with the ability to exchange data. It is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of telecommunications‚ computer science‚ information technology and computer engineering since it relies heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines
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Becoming a Network Administrator October 3‚ 2013 Becoming a Network Administrator I have always had a strong interest in technology and computer networks. After years of strenuous personal deliberation I finally made the decision to focus on obtaining a career as a network administrator. I had to weigh many options in making this decision and ultimately I decided that network administration had more positive aspects than negative. In my deliberations I learned that the network administration
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction 5 2. Business Goals and Technical Goals 6 2.1. Business Goals 6 2.2. Technical Goals 7 3. Organization Unit 8 4. Design Concept 9 4.1. Hierarchical Network Design 9 4.2. Enterprise Network Design 11 5. Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) 12 6. Server Farm 14 7. Topology 16 7.1. Types of Topology 16 7.1.1. Bus Topology 16 7.1.2. Ring Topology 17 7.1.3. Mesh Topology 17 7.1.4. Star Topology 18 7.2. Physical
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NETWORK PLANNING AND DESIGN by Richard Van Slyke Polytechnic University rvslyke@poly.edu © R. Van Slyke 2000‚2001 Revised 1/21/01 Network Planning and Design Rev. January 21‚ 2001 p. 1 NETWORK PLANNING AND DESIGN I. The Project Environment—The Big Picture Organizational Strategy and Culture Business role of applications in the organization Technology push/ demand pull Technological risk; the “bleeding edge” External Factors II. Planning System Development Methodologies III. Design
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Information Technology security controls. The three most common are: physical‚ technical‚ and administrative controls; however‚ many organizations break down administrative controls into two separate categories: procedural and legal controls. "Security controls are the means of enforcing security policies that reflect the organization’s business requirements‚ " (Johnson). Security controls are implemented to guarantee the information security C-I-A triad. Furthermore‚ security controls fall into three
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I. Computer Dynamics Computer Dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300-computer network. The company is located in three adjacent five-story buildings in an office park‚ with about 100 computers in each building. The current network is a poorly designed mix of Ethernet and token ring (Ethernet in two buildings and token ring in the other). The networks in all three buildings are heavily overloaded‚ and the company anticipates significant growth in network traffic.
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changed our world By Kristin Judge Guest Writer Kristin.judge@msisac.org Chances are you are not a cyber security expert. Well‚ neither am I. The last computer class I took was DOS programming in 1987. But my family and I do spend much of our time online‚ as I’m sure many of you do‚ and I now work for a computer security organization - the national not-for-profit Center for Internet Security. I spend my days spreading the message about staying safe online‚ and I’m thrilled to be writing this new
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