Identifying Risks, Response, and Recovery

We have been engaged in business for some time, and have been very successful, however we need to re-examine our network configuration and infrastructure and identify that our network defenses are still reliable, before we make any changes. We need to take a hard look at our current configuration of host, services and our protocols within our organization. Data from a large number of penetration tests in recent years show most corporate networks share common vulnerabilities. Many of these

It is not uncommon to find various organizations complaining about security flaws in their information systems. Failing to prevent or mitigate the security flaws may lead to system breakdown, errors, and loss of crucial information. This is why it is important for users of information systems to find the right solutions that can help counter and mitigate security flaws. One common problem with security flaws connected with information systems or networks is that the security flaws occur in multiples. Technological advances have, fortunately, made it possible for people and organizations to prevent and detect such security flaws using security strategies. Layered Security and Defense in Depth are two strategies that can help prevent attacks and protect information systems against security flaws. The two strategies are similar but are based on completely two different concepts. This paper compares and contrasts the Layered Security and Defense in Depth Strategies by explaining how each of the two functions. Additionally, the paper includes an explanation about the advantages and disadvantages of the two strategies.

The same implementation should be made for the server as well. In the server's case the firewall placed between it and any client should limit the quantity of connection from a source IP. The unfortunate side of this, and why the client firewall be implemented, is that many clients can be located behind one source IP address. This means that the server's firewall configuration needs to be more lenient the the client firewall.

To reduce the risk of these types of attacks, routers should be hardened, packet filtering controls should be used and routing information should be controlled.

The next step is to identify the risks, threats and vulnerabilities. Hackers attack from the Internet, failure of hardware or software systems, or network outages are the most common threats. And common vulnerabilities are absence of firewall and antivirus software, absence of update patches, not adequately trained associates etc.

The best network design to ensure the security of Corporation Techs internal access while retaining public Web site availability consists of several layers of defense in order to protect the corporation’s data and provide accessibility to employees and the public.

In this report I will be describing the ways in which networks can be attacked, also be giving real life example of each of the below.

The public facing servers used to connect the internal webserver to the customer website are contained within the demilitarized zone. Due to the demilitarized zones proximity to the wide area network, we will be taking a layered security approach. There will be a statefull firewall located between the router and the demilitarized zone. This firewall will protect the internal network via the LAN-to-WAN connection by performing in-depth packet inspection and closely

Group activities included learning the levels of recovery and relapse, completing the Grief and Loss handout, and discussing steps and skills to use to handle the high-risk situation to prevent relapse. Mr. Fulson moderately participated in the group activities. Reported his cousins were in town for the weekend, which was a high risk situation for him as his cousins are drinking alcohol. He stated that using of forecasting skills to think through the situation before joining them for BBQ. Stated “I asked my mom to help me. I was able to have fun with my cousins without engaging in drinking activity”. PO appeared to be calm and fully communicative throughout the group process.

Whilst on placement with the Aberdeenshire Council Children and Families Team I adhered to the lone working policy to ensure my safety when out of the office working with clients. To minimise risks, in line with this policy I have my mobile phone with me at all times and ensure I write my day to day diary on the office board with names, times and addresses of where I will be going, and notify staff of my where-a-bouts (Aberdeenshire Council 2014).

This paper will examine the concepts of risk, protective factors, and resiliency. The paper will start with defining and elaborating on the concepts of risk and protective factors and examine how the latter promotes or hinders an individual’s capacity for resiliency. The paper will expound on the concepts of risk, protective factors and resiliency, by integrating the terms into the case study of Will Quinones. Lastly, the paper will conclude with strategies that can be used to promote resiliency in children that are deemed at- risk.

Protecting the network would be considered the first and primary line of defense as mentioned by Boyles. (2010) At present, the only way to ensure the network is protected is to deploy a firewall appliance that performs stateful packet inspection. Let us consider another analogy. A firewall could be considered the same as a security guard at the entrance to a public building. The guard's job is to ensure only those individuals employed at the facility are allowed entry into the building. Usually accomplished by inspecting the credentials of the employees’ to make sure that are who they say they are. Those individuals that cannot produce credentials or are not allowed entrance into the facility are turned away. This is very similar to what a firewall does; it inspected packets coming into the firewall to ensure that they match a state which is maintained in the state table of the firewall. If they do them the packets are allowed to continue, however, if they do not match a state in the state table, the packets are dropped. This is an important feature of firewalls. To ensure that packets cannot harm the network and the computers on the network and to protect from attacks that originate outside the network, is in fact, one of the best solutions that can be proposed to ensure the security of the computers and network used by library

Servers should be protected by strong firewalls and access to ports beyond standard HTTP and HTTPS disabled. Do not expose your server’s entry points more than you have to. Within the server you should employ an intrusion detection system like Tripwire to catch attempts at hacking whilst they are occurring.

From my experience in the IT filed and what I have learned throughout my education and from making my own mistake a file server needs to have a strong antivirus program installed along with a strong firewall rules on the server. Also this antivirus program needs to run alongside the other services that are on the network while providing same time protection when working with a Samba server. In

Safety of information is the most valuable asset in any organization particular those who provide financial service to others. Threats can come from a variety of sources such as human threats, natural disasters and technical threats. By identifying the potential threats to the network, security measure can be taken to combat these threats, eliminate them or reduce the likelihood and impact if they should occur.