...multitude of challenges. The regulatory environment is becoming more restrictive, viruses and worms are growing more pervasive and damaging, and ABC Heathcare’s stakeholders are demanding more flexible access to their systems. The healthcare industry is experiencing significant regulatory pressures that mandate prudent information security and systems management practices. Furthermore, the continued pressure to reduce cost requires that management focus on streamlining operations, reducing management overhead and minimizing human intervention. The regulatory focus at ABC Healthcare is on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Both pieces of legislation highlight the need for good systems administration and controls, but focus on different aspects of the business. The main focus of HIPAA is to protect personally identifiable health information while SOX is concerned with data that impacts financial reporting. Violations may be met with both civil and criminal penalties. Therefore, the company must be ever watchful of new threats to their systems, data, and business operations. The most prevalent security related threat to on-going business operations is the continued development and...
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...Executive Proposal CMIT 321 Certified Ethical Hacking Kowaine Baker University of Maryland University College Executive Proposal The Solarwinds software was developed to assist in management and addressing of security exploits, real-time network health and change management among other areas of today’s ever changing Information Technology (IT) data environment. This software assists the security manager in safeguarding vital business data through the compilation of network device information and real-time awareness of network health, firewall configuration and patch management with deployment. The software is modular and can be configured to meet the needs of the organization in which it supports while minimizing service interruptions which lead to the loss of productivity. Solarwinds offers a multitude of modules that range from configuration management to help desk trend analysis and firewall management. This is a non-platform dependent software solution which can manage firewalls and devices for proper patch management. This solution can be configured by the most novice IT professional while not breaking the bank. Its scalability can support anywhere from 10 users to many hundred users. The Solarwinds software solution can be a great addition to any network security solution. The benefits you will be getting from this software cover a large spectrum of security hardening techniques from the firewall configuration and management to end user patch management. Solarwinds...
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...Capstone Project Cover Sheet Capstone Project Title: ABC Inc. Firewall upgrade Report Student Name: Michael Wakefield Degree Program: BS- IT Security Mentor Name: Dave Huff Signature Block Student’s Signature Mentor’s Signature Table of Contents Capstone Summary 3 Review of Other Work 13 Rationale and Systems Analysis 19 Goals and Objectives 25 Project Deliverables 28 Project Plan and Timelines 30 Project Development…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Additional Deliverables………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 References 37 Appendix 1: Competency Matrix 38 Appendix 2: Cisco ASA 5555-X Firewall Specifications…………………………………………………………….40 Appendix 3: ABC Inc. Project Schedule…………………………………………………………………………………….44 Appendix 4: High-Availability Design Screenshots……………………………………………………………………45 Appendix 5: Screenshots of inside to outside access; outside to DMZ access; NAT rules and configurations; and performance graphs and performance results….........................................51 Capstone Report Summary Internet of Everything (IoE) and “Big Data” equates to competitive advantages to the modern business landscape. Numerous white papers are circulating on the Internet highlighting the business case supporting the IoE initiative. For instance, in a white paper conducted by Cisco Inc. on the Value Index of IoE in 2013 reported the following: ...
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...Fundamentals of Networks Alhaji Mansary University of Phoenix Integrative Network Design Project Part 3 Prof, Marjorie Marque 12/12/12. Kudler Fine Foods Network: Final Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is on their way to upgrading their present network infrastructure with better wireless technology that will provide an improved communication medium both for the stores and employees. This will help maximizing the company’s profits with the aid of the new systems and servers performance. The new inventory system will let a store’s POS system to alert the warehouses that they need to ship more products already when the store is running low in stock. This will eliminate or at least make the man-hours needed in checking the stock. VoWLAN (Voice over WLAN) is the one to provide all the communications needed to be done by taking or making calls while providing the services needed by the customers by using the same medium. Other technological Advances will provide real-time network analysis and security monitoring which will bring overall benefits to the Kudler Company. Network Overview Kudler’s network infrastructure is now becoming very old. The stores are on separate networks so the bus network topology that they have does not allow effective communication already. This is a major problem because of the fact of lacking central location for network servers and backups or security set-up. This is the reason an enterprise wireless WAN is being rolled...
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...marketing; while IT teams can handle any and all aspects of the organizations network. Security is becoming more important to organizations, as various attacks are on a rise. Natural disasters, malicious attacks, internal breach, and loss of team members, are all good cause to maintain strong security monitoring systems. The paper that follows will address security monitoring systems that should be conducted in the Cellular Phone Organization (CPO) with both Internal IT and e-commerce applications. Network Security Systems Organizations must have a secure network, in order to stay in business. There are many types of variations of ways to secure the network of an organization, and each must cater the type of business. The internal network is comprised of all servers, applications, data, and equipment used within the organization. The security of the internal network must consist of a mixture of both hardware and software. The Cellular Phone Organization employs 150 associates in an appropriate sized building. There are three teams: Customer Care; Tech Support: and Sales. There is also a Human Resources Team and Management team, for perspective departments. The company works primarily through a LAN/WAN set up, and work is performed primarily over the web. CPO must keep personal information safe, as they are trusted by each customer. CPO must also keep the information held within the facility and network safe, belonging to their employees. The Human Resource Team and Management...
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...Final Project Next Generation Firewall By: Edward Caudill Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelors of Computer Science Independence University April, 2015 Copyright ( 2015 Edward Caudill This document is copyrighted material. Under copyright law, no parts of this document may be reproduced without the expressed permission of the author. Approval Page INDEPENDENCE UNIVERSITY As members of the Final Project Committee, we certify that we have read the document prepared by __________________ entitled ________________________________________ and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the Capstone requirement for the Degree of ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________Date: _________ Name of Course Instructor ____________________________________________________________Date: _________ Associate Dean Signature ____________________________________________________________Date: _________ Senior Associate Dean Signature I hereby certify that I have read this document prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement. ____________________________________________________________Date: __________ Course Instructor Abstract Taking advantage of a vulnerability (i.e., an identified weakness), in a...
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...5: IT Security, crime, Compliance, and Continuity Multiple Choice 1. ______ refers to viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, and other types of disruptive, destructive, or unwanted programs. a) Bad program b) Hacking c) Malware d) Zombie computer 2. Social networks and cloud computing increase vulnerabilities by providing _____. a) a single point of failure b) an easy way to steal data c) an easier way for data to be read over networks d) extra security over a network 3. _______ is a deceptive attempt to steal a person’s confidential information by pretending to be a legitimate organization such as PayPal. a) Inquiry b) Lying c) Phishing d) Polling 4. Some essential defenses against malware and botnet defenses include all of the following except: a) antivirus software b) constant monitoring by a human c) intrusion detection systems d) intrusion prevention systems 5. ______ fraud refers to the deliberate misuse of the assets on one’s employer for personal gain. a) Occupational b) Human c) Malicious d) Accidental 6. One of the worst and most prevalent crimes is/are _____. a) phishing b) viruses c) identity theft d) malware 7. Physical control is an example of what category of control? a) Application b) Basic c) Major d) General 8. Network Security measures involve ___ types of defenses referred to as layers. a) 4 b) 3 c) 10 d) 5 9. _____ is a type of security protocol...
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...for Security i). Statement of Policy This policy statement seeks to address the optimum and responsible use of the wireless local area network WLAN facility available at the university in relation to specific network security issues. The issue of concern in this policy is the promotion of responsible use of the WLAN facility among the university’s student and workers. The strategy aims at preventing security problems that may arise from the misuse and malicious exploitation of the facility by people granted approval to access the university’s WLAN information systems. a) Scope and Applicability The scope of this policy statement covers the hardware, software and access protocols associated with the WLAN use by students and workers at the university. The policies adopted will seek to regulate access permissions for the users of the WLAN facility and to promote responsible use in line with policies outlined in this policy document and by industry standards and legal requirements of use. b) Definition of Technology Address The WAN is available for use by the students and workers within the university. The WLAN facility provides access to information systems meant to facilitate the learning and worker needs by providing information access and software platforms. c) Responsibilities The administration and management of the WLAN facility is the responsibility of appointed network administrators at the university’s faculty of Information and Communication Technology. The network administrators...
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...international telecommunications market. OTH is considered among the largest and most diversified network operators in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with a mobile telephony penetration of approximately 48% in those regions, and more than 80 million subscribers as of March 31st, 2009. Orascom Telecom Holding operates GSM networks in Algeria (OTA), Egypt (Mobinil), Pakistan (Mobilink), Bangladesh (Banglalink), Tunisia (Tunisiana) and North Korea (Koryolink). OTH has an indirect equity ownership in Globalive Wireless which has been granted a spectrum license in Canada. Through its subsidiary Telecel Globe, OTH also operates in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Namibia and Zimbabwe. At OTH, all the information exchanged between the corporate headquarters and OTH subsidiaries on one side, and external vendors on the other side, is communicated by email. Email is therefore a mission-critical business application on which all corporate employees rely. Unfortunately, with 90% of its 1.5 million daily emails consisting of spam, OTH was rapidly overwhelmed by this type of malware. In order to protect its corporate email servers and users against spam and viruses, the IT security department of OTH had installed a third-party software application on the exchange servers. However, this security solution soon turned out to be ineffective both in terms of robustness and accuracy. Mina Samir, IT security manager at OTH recalls: “Spam was seriously affecting our business. Many relevant emails...
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...Individual Assignment: Security Monitoring Activities CMGT/442 Introduction Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce have been on a constant up-rise, over the past couple of decades. Many organizations have found ways to grow and remain profitable, by creating a good mixture of e-commerce and IT. E-commerce can cover a range of areas, but focus mainly on internet sales and product marketing; while IT teams can handle any and all aspects of the organizations network. Security is becoming more important to organizations, as various attacks are on a rise. Natural disasters, malicious attacks, internal breach, and loss of team members, are all good cause to maintain strong security monitoring systems. The paper that follows will address security monitoring systems that should be conducted in the Cellular Phone Organization (CPO) with both Internal IT and e-commerce applications. Network Security Systems Organizations must have a secure network, in order to stay in business. There are many types of variations of ways to secure the network of an organization, and each must cater the type of business. The internal network is comprised of all servers, applications, data, and equipment used within the organization. The security of the internal network must consist of a mixture of both hardware and software. The Cellular Phone Organization employs 150 associates in an appropriate sized building. There are three teams: Customer Care; Tech Support: and Sales. There is also a Human...
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...Security Solutions Jonathan E. La Rosa July 22, 2014 NTC/411 Randal C. Shirley Security Solutions Firewalls have been around for years. In that time, they have protected various different organizations and corporations from possible hacker attacks. They play a critical part in protecting the internal network and making sure that packets are screened and checked before being provided access. Although firewalls are extremely powerful, especially in today’s world, they cannot be the only source of protection that the network can have. Various other technologies need to be used in order to actually make sure that the data is secure and that information has not be tampered with. Intrusion Prevention Systems, or IPS’, as well as Intrusion Detection Systems, or IDS’ are great in making sure that the network is free of any attacker or unwanted individual. These different technologies working together can provide the best protection possible, although they do have to be monitored in order to make sure they are working in the best way possible. Firewall Protection Managing firewalls is a fundamental function in making sure a network is secure. Network security managers are the main individuals who have to make sure that the firewall is constantly working in the most effective and efficient way possible. The rules that are in place within this device can and will affect the network and how it responds. Firewalls need to be constantly upgraded and put with the latest...
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...* Question 1 1 out of 1 points | | | Which of the following was the first highly publicized network security problem?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | b. Morris Worm | Correct Answer: | b. Morris Worm | | | | | * Question 2 1 out of 1 points | | | What is the functionality of CERT?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | e. All of the above | Correct Answer: | e. All of the above | | | | | * Question 3 1 out of 1 points | | | Bandwidth piracy is considered as a type of attackAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | Correct Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 4 1 out of 1 points | | | A worm is malicious code embedded within a seemingly legitimate program that only becomes active when the program is executed.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | False | Correct Answer: | False | | | | | * Question 5 1 out of 1 points | | | Which of the following is self-propagating and self-replicating?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | b. Worm | Correct Answer: | b. Worm | | | | | * Question 6 1 out of 1 points | | | A worm exploits existing vulnerabilities, or security holes in a computer systemAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | Correct Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 7 1 out of 1 points | | | A denial of service attack floods a targeted computer with so many requests that it cripples functionality.Answer...
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...CHaPTer Firewall Fundamentals 2 T O SOME NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS, A FIREWALL is the key component of their infrastructure’s security. To others, a fi rewall is a hassle and a barrier to accomplishing essential tasks. In most cases, the negative view of fi rewalls stems from a basic misunderstanding of the nature of fi rewalls and how they work. This chapter will help dispel this confusion. This chapter clearly defi nes the fundamentals of fi rewalls. These include what a fi rewall is, what a fi rewall does, how it performs these tasks, why fi rewalls are necessary, the various fi rewall types, and fi ltering mechanisms. Once you understand these fundamentals of fi rewalls, you will able to look beyond the unschooled opinions, common mythology, and marketing hype surrounding them, and the crucial benefi ts of effective fi rewall architecture will become clear. Like any tool, fi rewalls are useful in solving a variety of particular problems and in supporting essential network security. Chapter 2 Topics This chapter will cover the following topics and concepts: • What a fi rewall is • Why you need a fi rewall • How fi rewalls work and what they do • What the basics of TCP/IP are • What the types of fi rewalls are • What ingress and egress fi ltering is • What the types of fi rewall fi ltering are • What the difference between software and hardware fi rewalls is • What dual-homed and triple-homed fi rewalls...
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...Case Application Imagine what life would be like if your product were never finished, if your work were never done, if your market shifted 30 times a day. The computer-virus hunters at Symantec Corp. don’t have to imagine. “That’s the reality of their daily work life. At the company’s response lab in Santa Monica, California, described as the “dirtiest of all our networks at Symantec. “ Software analysts collect viruses and other suspicious cod and try to figure out how they work so the company can provide security updates to its customers. There’s even a hazardous materials box by the door to the lab, marked DANGER, where they put all the discs, tapes, and hard drives with the nasty viruses that need to be completely disposed of. Symantec’s situations may seem unique, but the company, which makes content and network security software for both consumers and businesses, reflects the realities facing many organizations today: quickly shifting customer expectations and continuously emerging global competitors that have drastically shortened product life cycles. Managing talented people in such an environment can be quite challenging as well. Vincent Weafer, a native of Ireland, has been the leader of Symantec’s virus hunting team since 1999. Back then, he said “there were less than two dozen people, and . . . nothing really happened. We’d see may be five new viruses a day, and they would spread in a matter of months, not minutes. “Now, Symantec’s virus hunter around the words...
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...Johnson SEC280 Instructor: R. Booth Week 6 Case study Here at gem security, it is important for our network and its resources to be kept secure from possible intrusion from outside sources. Installing of an IDS policy is an important thing in keeping the network safe. Installing a Network IDS (NIDS) onto a network requires a significant amount of thought and planning. In addition to the technical issues and product selection there are resource issues, from product cost to manning the sensor feeds and supporting the infrastructure that must also be considered. When installing an IDS a policy needs to be developed to ensure responsibilities are clearly defined. This is especially important when delivering an IDS capability remotely or to another organization's network. On the subject of failing hardware, people administering the target network must be made fully aware that if network taps are used, even fail safe taps can take up to a second for the interfaces to re-negotiate and could potentially disrupt services, though recent improvements have reduced this latency considerably. If the network is remote then it is advisable for the policy to reflect that the target network manpower can be called upon for a predefined duration for power resets, etc. Attempting this retrospectively through contractual alteration, if required, can be expensive and time consuming. If you rely on the distant network for support, ensure you have a telephone authentication system in place...
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