Based on your reading this week, you can see that many who attempt to breach information systems rely on social engineering in order to gain access. Why do you think this is? Can you suggest a policy or set of policies that could reduce the frequency of social engineering attacks?
1) Research Project: Abstract/Outline on computer network and security. 2) Research project: Draft on computer network and security. 3) Research project: Complete project ( 10 – 12 papers) on computer network and security.
What or who do you think is the greatest threat to the security of information today? What computer security incidents have been in the news recently? What policies govern your behavior currently, in school, work, or in other organizations? Are those policies enforced/followed? Why or why not?
Scenario: Your boss has undertaken a new initiative to incorporate innovative ways to train users in support of IT resources. You have been tasked with developing a plan to incorporate new training methods into the current user training. Currently, a combination of traditional user manuals and some classroom training is used. You know that there are … Read more
In a world controlled by technology, the internet is something that has become a staple of any business. You have a range of options on how you choose to connect to the internet. DSL was one of the first options, carrying data through telephone lines, next came cable that uses buried ground lines serviced … Read more
You are the CISO of a company and you need to create logging policies. Please review NIST SP800-92, specifically sections 4–3 through 4–7. Think about the various systems on a network and develop a logging policy based on the information in the aforementioned sections. Create a 2-page Word document on your policy. Be sure to … Read more
Part 1: Ethical Practices Ethics is a part of many IT jobs, including system administrators. Systems administrators have access to various confidential or classified data. They need to practice and act ethically to protect everyone’s data, regardless of who or what it is. For this paper, and using properly cited material from this unit’s reading … Read more
Regardless of the type and size of an organisation, most organisations need a firewall that can improve security and connectivity, stop sophisticated cyberthreats and meet performance demands. Selecting the right firewall is thus extremely important. Research commercial firewall products using online brochures, industry white papers, manufacturers’ websites, industry reports, reputed technology blogs, magazines and … Read more
This assignment requires you to use a mixed integer program to solve a network design problem. Refer to the “Hands on Excel” discussion on pages 53–56 of the textbook. Download the MIP 9 City Example Excel file from the assignment resources and open it in Excel. Ensure that Solver has been enabled on your … Read more
Alterrain is hiring a new computer administrator who will have computer efficiency and resource reliability as one of her job duties. In preparation for her arrival, the IT director asks you to prepare an overview for her of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools, which includes: Task Manager Performance Monitor Data Collector Sets