IT 643 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
You work for Strategic Security Consulting Group (SSCG). Recently, one of your clients located in Los Angeles, North Star Software Developers (NSSD), called with a big problem. NSSDs strategic security goals include protecting the software development process and code as well as sensitive client information from internal and external breaches. Some of its network servers were compromised, resulting in the possible loss of personal information and credit card numbers of purchasers of the companys software products. It is not presently known whether this attack came from inside or outside of the company. NSSD is currently dealing with this problem as best as it can, but it needs your company to help prevent this from happening again in the future.
You have been assigned to create a training manual for NSSDs IT personnel in which you test, describe, and recommend a variety of network security tools that, when used properly, will mitigate both the risk of future breaches and the effects of a breach when it takes place.
Given the above scenario, you will also create an executive overview that describes the appropriate areas of concern from your research in this course. This should be written in language that can be understood by a nontechnical audience of company management and stakeholders.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Interpret results of network and vulnerability scans for identifying security vulnerabilities
Implement appropriate methods that protect against and address network threats and vulnerabilities using appropriate risk mitigation techniques
Categorize the severity of security incidents using industry best practices for determining the appropriate immediate response
Recommend timely countermeasures that minimize the consequences of current security incidents
Communicate response and mitigation strategies that align with an organizations strategic goals
Prompt
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Network Assessment and Defense Training Manual:
Executive Overview
