Riordan Manufacturing INDP, Part 1

Riordan Manufacturing INDP, Part 1
Riordan Manufacturing Company Inc., the current Wide Area Network (WAN) and network security architecture documentation need to be updated. The purpose of this project is to evaluate and bring together the WAN and security documentation into a single format for an executive outline or summary. Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. specializes in plastics and is a leader in the industry. Riordan Manufacturing has been recognized international for state of the art designs and capabilities for the company’s plastics designs. Riordan Manufacturing is known for close attention to details and the quality of products. The company has four companies in Albany, Georgia, Pontiac Michigan, Hangzhou, China and the headquarters in San Jose the company depends on the communications through the internet services, email, and all other electronic services. The IT team will study the limits that current security network have and upgrade the system for better output for the company.
Riordan’s WAN security system information at moment is scattered. The company has provided the IT team with a diagram of their current system setup, including the port and router configuration, the security software is not available at the moment. The IT team will view each site and we have provided a brief description of security settings for each Riordan sites below.
The corporate headquarters network in San Jose (see attachment 1) has 2 WAN connections. The first one is a T1 wired connection protected by an unknown firewall. The second connection is a satellite link to China no security devices noted. The network inventory includes:

* •2 each VoIP/Data routers model Cisco * •2 each 24 ports switch Cisco 5950 * •1 each 24 port hub Linksys EF2H24 * •2 each gateway/switch model Cisco * •1 each Uninterruptible