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Part 1:
Connectivity Media
Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment read Chapter 3 in the textbook, and review any relevant information in this week's lecture. For your initial post, you will be revisiting the scenario you originally encountered in the Week Two interactive assignment. (It is highly recommended you review the original scenario.) The company has been growing. It now has 50 employees in another building across the street, plus an additional branch location with 25 employees in a city located 500 miles away and does not currently have connectivity between the locations. They have contracted you to create a diagram for a connectivity solution.
Connecting devices and locations can be done through a variety of media. Begin with the diagram you created in the Week Two interactive assignment as your reference point. In a separate document, create a new connectivity diagram that connects the company's network devices and locations. The diagram must illustrate the connectivity solution you believe will address the company's additional requirements. (Note that your new diagram will be completely different from the diagram presented in Week Two.) Save your diagram document and attach it to your initial post. Within the body of your initial post provide an evaluation of the various networking media options for the company, and explain how each type could be used to connect the company's resources in and between the three locations. Support your recommendations with evidence from the text and/or additional credible sources.
should be a minimum of 300 words.
Part 2:
Maintenance, Tools, and Troubleshooting
Prior to beginning work on this assignment read Chapters 12 and 13 in the textbook, review the Network Maintenance Myths Busted and the Top 5 Threat Protection Best Practices online resources, and review any relevant information in this week's lecture. For this assignment you will take on the role of a newly hired IT Director of a company that has been a victim of multiple cyber attacks in the last few months. You need to create new security plans, policies, and procedures to eliminate these attacks. These elements will serve as the basis of a manual to follow, filled with best and latest IT practices. Part of this documentation will be sections on best maintenance practices for your network, including the tools to deploy to defend against outside threats, and what to do in the event a network is faulty or down due to a malfunction or an outside breach.
Research a minimum of two professional sources on this topic. (Access the MISM Credible Resource Guide for assistance with finding appropriate credible professional resources.)
For this assignment, evaluate the telecommunication and network processes currently in place and explain how the company plans to protect its network and assets from both internal and external threats using best practices moving forward. Apply technical knowledge to the security issues and explain the tools that will be deployed to reach the new level of security. Create an outline of the procedures that will guide the organization in the event of a security breach, and then provide an explanation of each element in the procedure. Explain the troubleshooting tactics that will be employed when the network is down. Support your statements with evidence from at least two additional professional sources in addition to the required resources.
The assignment
Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student's name
Course name and number
Instructor's name
Date submitted
Must use at least two professional sources in addition to the required resources.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.