attacks on security are from users. You cannot allow users to have simple passwords. A complex password is paramount to defending the user domain. A complex password is at least eight characters, uses a mix of upper and lower case letters, and contains special characters such as an @ or $. Passwords need to be changed regularly as well. They should be change every so many months and users should not be able to use a password twice in a year. In the LAN domain we need to protect against malicious
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Joe Bailey ITS-2120 Network Security Proposal Introduction Fixem Orthopedic Therapy is a physical therapy facility that treats people who are recovering from various musculoskeletal surgeries. The company is based in Southern Maryland and consists of three separate offices: one in Brandywine, one in Indian Head, and an office that was recently built in Waldorf. These offices connect to each other through WAN links, and they are also capable of connecting to local doctors’ offices which allows
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New Policy Statements for the Heart-Healthy Information Security Policy New User Policy Statement The current New Users section of the policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” There are procedures for creating new user account profiles. HIPPA
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applications and data. Desktop or laptop computer operating system software vulnerabilities. Viruses, malicious code or malware infections. 2. Client-server and Web applications are susceptible to attack. Unauthorized accessed to systems. 3. Enable password protection on workstations for access. Enable auto screen lockout for inactive times. 4. Define strict access control policies, standards, procedures and guidelines. 5. Implement a second-level test to verify a user’s right to gain acces
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information. Legitimate entities will not ask you to provide or verify sensitive information through non-secure means, such as email. Be smart about your password. The best passwords are the ones that are difficult to guess. Use a password that contains a combination of letters, numbers, punctuation, and special characters. Be sure to change your password regularly. Use extra caution with wireless communications. Wireless networks may not provide as
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Over the past twelve months Microsoft has announced several vulnerabilities. Some of them included Microsoft Security Advisory (MSA) 3009008, MSA 3010060, MSA 2982792, MSA 2977292, and MSA 2974294. MSA 3009008 is a vulnerability in SSL 3.0. This vulnerability could allow information disclosure, meaning a man in the middle attack would be effective. It was first published in October 2014 then later updated in December 2014. Next we have MSA 3010060 could cause Microsoft OLE (Object Link &
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It is necessary to secure the authentication method to safeguard the system against varied forms of security threats like password cracking tools, brute-force or wordbook attacks, abuse of system access rights, impersonation of attested users, and reply attacks. Additionally, if there share resources on the network with alternative organization in which information is exchange. Like most people who are computer users, you do not simply turn on your computer and start accessing programs. There are
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Susceptible to malicious software. The anti-virus software is installed and up to date. Computers that aren’t patched can be exploited. LAN Domain: Any data on the network that is not secured with appropriate access controls is vulnerable. Weak passwords can be cracked. Permissions that aren’t assigned properly allow unauthorized access. LAN to WAN Domain: Users can visit risky web sites and download and execute infected software. Firewalls with unnecessary ports open allow access to the internal
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by a server named nfsserv, and the mount point is /mnt/nfs. nfsserv: /nfs 192.168.10.0 (ro,sync) /nfsserv.nfs E. What command line utility is used to create/change passwords for Samba user accounts? smbpasswd F. Why is it a bad idea to run swat (Samba Web Administration Tool) across an insecure network? The password is sent in cleartext over the connection you are using and can easily be “sniffed” G. What Samba share will allow users to use their home directories across a Windows network
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saved the update package in \\server\share format. 10. Enter y to confirm your entry. 11. Enter the domain and user name for a user that can access the share in domain\user format. 12. Enter y to confirm your entry. 13. Enter the password for the user. 14. Re-enter the password to confirm your entry. 15. Enter 1 to start the update. The update takes several minutes. Note: Verify your configured connectors restart after they are updated by watching for InternalToolOnline alerts in the default SolarWinds
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