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Sample Security Plan: Adventure Works

The following sample security plan was put together by a fictitious company named Adventure Works. Because of the increasing focus on security in the computing world, the company has decided to review security practices and put together a plan to improve those practices. Adventure Works’ needs may differ from your company’s needs, but reading through their plan should give you a good idea of the steps involved in creating a good security plan.

This plan was developed by Matthew, Managing Director of Adventure Works, in cooperation with other key members of the Adventure Works staff.

About Adventure Works

We are a 20-person firm specializing in high-adventure travel packages. Our staff …show more content…

The remainder are linked by an 802.11g wireless network with an access port. All computers run Windows XP Professional except for the two print servers and two administrative computers, which run Windows 98.
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We compared each computer against the checklist in the Security Guide for Small Business. We also ran the MBSA. These actions produced the following results:

• Virus protection: Not present on six computers; not up-to-date on four computers; generally, most users were aware of viruses but were a bit unsure about what they could do to prevent them.

• Spam-filtering software: Many users have begun to complain about spam, but no protection is in place.

• Firewall: We thought the ISP’s router included a firewall, but it doesn’t; so, we don’t have one.

• Updates: All the Windows XP Professional systems are up-to-date because they were automatically checking and downloading updates. However, several installations of Microsoft Office need updating, and the Windows 98 computers are not updated at all.

• Passwords: A random sampling

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