Unit 05 Security Assignment

Reference no: EM132716829

Unit 05 Security - BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing

Learning Outcome 1: Assess risks to IT security.
Learning Outcome 2: Describe IT security solutions.
Learning Outcome 3: Review mechanisms to control organisational IT security.
Learning Outcome 4: Manage organisational security.

EMC Cloud Solutions

EMC Cloud Solutions is reputed as the nation's most reliable Cloud solution provider in Sri Lanka. A number of high profile businesses in Sri Lanka including Esoft Metro Camps network, SME Bank Sri Lanka and WEEFM are facilitated by EMC Cloud Solutions. EMC Cloud provides nearly 500 of its customers with SaaS, PaaS & IaaS solutions with high capacity compute and storage options. Also EMC is a selected contractor for Sri Lanka, The Ministry of Defense for hosting government and defense systems.

EMC's central data center facility is located at Colombo Sri Lanka along with its corporate head-office in Bambalapitiya. Their premises at Bambalapitiya is a six story building with the 1st floor dedicated to sales and customer services equipped with public wifi facility. Second-floor hosts HR, Finance and Training & Development departments and the third-floor hosts boardroom and offices for senior executives along with the IT and Data center department. Floor 4,5,6 hosts computer servers which make up the data center.

With the rapid growth of information technology in Kandy area in recent years, EMC seeks opportunity to extend its services to Kandy, Sri Lanka. As of yet, the organization still considers the nature of such extension with what to implement, where is the suitable location and other essential options such as security are actually being discussed.

You are hired by the management of EMC Solutions as a Security Expert to evaluate the security-related specifics of its present system and provide recommendations on security and reliability related improvements of its present system as well as to plan the establishment of the extension on a solid security foundation.

Activity 01
Assuming the role of External Security Consultant, you need to compile a report focusing on following elements to the board of EMC Cloud Solutions;
1.1 Identify types of security risks EMC Cloud is subject to, in its present setup and the impact, such issues would create on the business itself.

1.2 Develop and describe security procedures for EMC Cloud to minimize the impact of issues discussed in section (1.1) by assessing and treating the risks.

Activity 02
2.1 Discuss how EMC Cloud and its clients will be impacted by improper/ incorrect configurations which are applicable to firewalls and VPN solutions.

2.2 Explain how following technologies would benefit EMC Cloud and its Clients by facilitating a ‘trusted network'. (Support your answer with suitable illustrations).
i) DMZ
ii) Static IP
iii)NAT
2.3 Discuss the benefits of implementing network monitoring systems.

Activity 03
3.1 Formulate a suitable risk assessment procedure for EMC Cloud solutions to safeguard itself and its clients.

3.2 Explain the mandatory data protection laws and procedures which will be applied to data storage solutions provided by EMC Cloud. You may also highlight on ISO 3100 risk management methodology.

3.3 Comment on the topic, ‘IT Security & Organizational Policy'

Activity 04
4.1 Develop a security policy for EMC Cloud to minimize exploitations and misuses while evaluating the suitability of the tools used in an organizational policy.

4.2 Develop and present a disaster recovery plan for EMC Cloud for its all venues to ensure maximum uptime for its customers (Student should produce a PowerPoint-based presentation which illustrates the recovery plan within 15 minutes of time including justifications and reasons for decisions and options used).

4.3 ‘Creditors, directors, employees, government and its agencies, owners / shareholders, suppliers, unions, and the other parties the business draws its resources' are the main branches of any organization. Discuss the role of these groups to implement security audit recommendations for the organization.

Attachment:- Security.rar

Reference no: EM132716829

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