noticeable in the network infrastructure that there is no firewall implemented between the commercial division and the internet. It appears to be connected directly to the internet, as compared to the Defense Department, who is routed through the Headquarters, which can be considered a vulnerability to the security of AS. The second area that may be affected would be in the security policy. The security policy states that that all firewalls and
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help mitigate external threats like hackers by using firewalls and shutting traffic out of the internal network. 2. Why is it a good idea to put shared servers and services on a DMZ when both internal and external users need access? When you have a DMZ there are two firewalls to protect the internal network from external threats. The necessary servers can be placed between the two in order to allow access from either side through strict firewalls while still allowing very little external traffic
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vulnerabilities that are very noticeable that would put their system at risk. The two evident areas are the vulnerabilities with the policy and the hardware. The first vulnerability apparent is the policy on updating the firewall and router rule sets. The security policy of AS, require that all firewalls and router rule sets are to be evaluated every two years. This is a lengthy amount of time to go without evaluating the rule sets. The intervals in the evaluation of the rule sets would put the organization at
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Security Assessment and Recommendations for Aircraft Solutions Principles of Information Security and Privacy Keller Submitted: December 11, 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to investigate the vulnerabilities of Aircraft Solutions (AS) in the areas of hardware and policy. Furthermore, it provides recommended solutions to the security weaknesses mentioned in Phase 1. Aircraft Solutions is a well known leader in the design and production of component products and services
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address them. The following information outlines the steps that are currently in place to address server and other network vulnerabilities. The first step in addressing vulnerabilities that exist within the Windows and UNIX/Linux servers, and the firewall, is making sure that all the latest updates and service patches are installed on all hardware. The Windows based server is utilizing the automatic update feature, and has been configured to allow the download and install all security, reliability
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enabling a Windows XP Firewall rules? * Use Security Configuration Wizard to configure Windows Firewall. * Use Group Policy to manage Windows Firewall. * Do not configure Windows Firewall settings on a computer-by-computer basis. * Do not configure per-connection settings. * Create program exceptions instead of port exceptions. * Open the minimum number of ports. * Use scope settings to limit the scope of an exception. * Turn off Windows Firewall if you are using a non-Microsoft
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products and services are at the forefront of the industry and the protection of such is very important as they are an industry leader. The vulnerabilities that will be discussed are the firewall configuration, virtualization of their hardware assets and defining security policy regarding the timeliness of firewall configuration and updates. Company Overview Aircraft Solutions, headquarters located in San Diego, California develop and fabricate products and services for companies in the electronic
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Marshall Keese Instructor: David Belva Course: CIS175 Security on the Internet The Internet has had security problems since its earliest days as a pure research project. Today, after several years and orders of magnitude of growth, is still has security problems. It is being used for a purpose for which it was never intended: commerce. It is somewhat ironic that the early Internet
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What is the typical relationship among the untrusted network, the firewall, and the trusted network? The relationship is that data is only limited to what firewalls allow via specific places called “ports”. There is the untrusted network on the outside, then the firewall which prevents unwanted or suspicious connections, and the trusted network is what lies within the bounds of the firewall . 2. What is the relationship between a TCP and UDP packet? Will any specific transaction usually involve
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following: Assuming the company had a firewall, why didn't it stop the intruders? Do you think an Intrusion Prevention System would have helped in this situation? Where and how was the company utilizing encryption? Do you think this gave them a false sense of security? D&A Laboratories had an external firewall in place to protect their information systems from unauthorized access. Protecting companies’ data in today’s world can be a challenging task. Firewalls should not be only the solution
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