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Lake Point Consulting Services (LPCS) provides security consulting and assurance services to over 500 clients across a wide range of enterprises in more than 20 states. A new initiative at LPCS is for each of its seven regional offices to provide internships to students who are in their final year of the security degree program at the local college.

Blue Ridge Real Estate is a statewide residential and commercial real estate company. Because the company was the victim of several recent attacks, Blue Ridge wants to completely change its network infrastructure. Currently the company has a small IT staff, so they have contracted with LPSC to make recommendations and install the new equipment. First, however, they have asked LPSC to give a presentation to their executive staff about network security.

Create a PowerPoint presentation for the executive staff about network security. Include what it is, why it is important, and how it can be achieved using network devices, technologies, and design elements. Because the staff does not have an IT background, the presentation cannot be too technical in nature. Your presentation should contain at least 10 slides.

Blue Ridge has been working with LPSC and is debating if they should use UTM network security appliances or separate devices (firewall, Internet content filters, NIDS, etc.). Because they appreciated your first presentation, they want your opinion on this subject. Create a memo that outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and give your recommendation.