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Assignment - Cyber Security Essay
Description - CYB-: Risk Management and Information Technology Security
Multi-Layered Security Plan - The components that make up cyberspace are not automatically secure. This includes cabling, physical networks, operating systems, and software applications that computers use to connect to the Internet. There is a raging information security war. The goal is to protect systems, applications, and business information. Therefore, IT is in great need of proper security controls.
For this project, you will create an outline of a multilayered security strategy for a fictitious financial organization, and then identify security challenges and suggest proper security controls for the company's information systems environment. This project provides you an opportunity to apply the competencies gained in various lessons of this course to identify security challenges and apply strategies of countermeasures for information systems.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Understand information systems security (ISS) fundamentals including the definition of terms, concepts, elements, and goals.
Understand the purpose of a multilayered security strategy.
Incorporate industry standards and practices with a focus on the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and vulnerabilities of information systems.
Fulfill the role of a security professional implementing proper security controls in a specific business situation.
Resources - Textbook: Principles of Information Security (Chapters 6-10)
Background Information - Scenario: - You are a network security specialist at Richman Investments, a mid-level financial investment and consulting firm. The Richman corporate headquarters is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Currently, there are eight branch offices in:
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Los Angeles, California
Montreal, Canada
New York City, New York
Washington, D.C.
You received an e-mail from your supervisor stating that you need to create an outline of the general security solutions planned for the safety of data and information that belongs to the organization. You are told that every month, the networking division needs to submit a report to the senior management about the security plan for the month, and your outline will become a part of that report.
You need to research the elements of a multilayered security plan and to create a detailed outline. Your outline should indicate one or more general security solutions for each of the seven domains of a typical IT infrastructure.