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Assignment: Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities<\/p>\n

You have just been hired as an Information Security Engineer for a videogame development company. The organization network structure is identified in the below network diagram and specifically contains:<\/p>\n

\"770_Network<\/p>\n

1) 2 \u2013 Firewalls
2) 1 \u2013 Web \/ FTP server
3) 1 \u2013 Microsoft Exchange Email server
4) 1 \u2013 Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
5) 2 \u2013 Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Controllers (DC)
6) 3 \u2013 File servers
7) 1 \u2013 Wireless access point (WAP)
8) 100 \u2013 Desktop \/ Laptop computers
9) VoIP telephone system<\/p>\n

The CIO has seen reports of malicious activity being on the rise and has become extremely concerned with the protection of the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. As one of your first tasks with the organization, the CIO requested you identify and draft a report identifying potential malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities specific to your organization. Further, the CIO would like you to briefly explain each item and the potential impact it could have on the organization.<\/p>\n

Write a four to five page paper in which you:<\/p>\n

1 Analyze three specific potential malicious attacks and \/ or threats that could be carried out against the network and organization.<\/p>\n

2 Explain in detail the potential impact of the three selected malicious attacks.<\/p>\n

3 Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected potential malicious attacks.<\/p>\n

4 Analyze three potential concerns for data loss and data theft that may exist in the documented network.<\/p>\n

5 Explicate the potential impact of the three selected concerns for data loss and data theft.<\/p>\n

6 Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected concerns for data loss and data theft.<\/p>\n

7 Use at least three quality resources in this assignment (no more than 2-3 years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.<\/p>\n

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student\u2019s name, the professor\u2019s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.<\/p>\n

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain the concepts of information systems security as applied to an IT infrastructure.
\u2022 Describe the principles of risk management, common response techniques, and issues related to recovery of IT systems.
\u2022 Describe how malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure.
\u2022 Explain the means attackers use to compromise systems and networks, and defenses used by organizations.
\u2022 Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems security.
\u2022 Write clearly and concisely about network security topics using proper writing mechanics and technical styleconventions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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