Ken Hoge
System Security
Project
Multi-layer Security Plan
When working in the field of IT we must make sure all data can be accessed to the proper employees when the need it. We would love to know that all of the information we have in our database is safe and secure however the number of hackers online today is skyrocketing. Most of these hackers are from other countries such as China or Russia that are trying to gain access to important information of large corporations and government institutions. Some of these hackers have all the time in the world on their hands and are taking any steps they can think of to try and exploit or gain access to financial assets.
The first and for most thing we need to do is setup a multi-layered security plan to be able to deal with any incoming online threats and attacks. Most hackers will start with and end user on a network since they are the leased experienced in technical security measures. An outside attack will typically come from some sort of email sent to the end user attempting to get them to click on some sort of link and have them enter login information or some other security details. We can typically setup security protocols for these employees such as password changes every 30 days and increased password strength techniques. This will prevent attackers from being able to log onto employee accounts.
Next we can move to the gateway that is the networks first line of defense. This defense will consist of some sort of firewall, matched will antivirus and content filtering we can wave off weaker attacks that try to sneak into the company network. This will be applied to all servers and devices on the network that could potentially be exposed. We may also take use of security appliances that are preconfigured by the IT department and used to integrate to the network and allow for critical