SUBDOMAIN 426.1 - NETWORK SECURITY Competencies: 426.1.1: Advanced Network Overview - The graduate compares and contrasts the common types of network topologies, network protocols, and network infrastructure components and their functions and identifies their strengths and weaknesses. 426.1.4: Establishing Physical Security - The graduate identifies and evaluates the appropriate security practices that are necessary to support physical security site operations. 426.1.5: Preventing Network
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Case Project 3-1 Old-Tech Corporation has 10 computers in its main office area, which is networked in a star topology using 10 Mbps Ethernet hubs, and wants to add five computers in the manufacturing area. One problem with the existing network is data throughput. Large files are transferred across the network regularly, and the transfers take quite a while. In addition, when two or more computers are transferring large files, the network becomes unbearably slow for users. Adding the manufacturing
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Network Topology Paper Assignment 1 Unit 3 Mr. Swailes The study of Network Topology recognizes 8 basic topologies * Point to point * Star * Bus * Mesh * Tree * Hybrid * Daisy chain * Ring Point to point- The simplest topology is the permanent link between two end points Star-in a local area network with a star topology. Each network host is connected to a central hub with a point-to-point connection to a central node called a hub or switch. Bus- In local area
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Information processing; Network Topologies Network topology is the arrangement of various elements (links, nodes etc). It is essentially the topological structure of a network and can be depicted physically or logically. Physical topology being the configuration of cables, computers and other peripherals whilst logical topology illustrates how data flows within a network regardless of its physical design. Types of network topologies include bus, star, mesh and ring topologies. Bus networks use a common
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A Star Network Topology is best suited for smaller networks and works efficiently when there is limited number of nodes. One has to ensure that the hub or the central node is always working and extra security features should be added to the hub because it s the heart of the network. this topology is best for smaller network and work fine the is not much or limited number of nodes. the heart of the network is central node that always working and extra security features. Mesh Network is a network
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communications have become overwhelmingly popular with today’s society because ifs convenience and ease of use. It is used to primarily for email or connecting to the internet. Network topology is something that plays a large role in how the communications, whether its data or voice are delivered. Network topologies because of their
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Network Topology Star Topology has its own cable that connects to a central hub or switch, multipoint repeater, or even a Multistation Access Unit. Data passes through the hub to reach other devices on the network. A hub, switch, or computer acts as a router to transmit messages this is in its simplest form. Star reduces the chance of failure in the network by connecting all of the systems to a central node. Star is the most common networks because of the ease of configuring and troubleshooting
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To: Boss From: Cory Sanders Date: February 24, 2014 Subject: Recommendations There was a recent attack on the network. The attack was geared towards the application web server that the staff members use to acquire information about patients insurance including filing claims. The type of attack was a DOS attack. This attack could have been prevented if certain measures were implemented. First and foremost, the network should have had the IDS systems that was bought implementing and integrated
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Based on our chosen organization and the layout of our upgraded design, the South Dakota Campus needed some revamping in order to meet its user needs and allow the network to flow without issues. It is important to understand how protocols play an important role in the decision making and upgrading of any network. We can start by understanding what a protocol is. A protocol is basically a way of ensuring that devices are able to talk to each other effectively. In most cases, a protocol describes
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State University, Columbus, USA. The RaMSiS Group, KTH, Sweden** E-mails: mohamed.abdel-ghany@guc.edu.eg, darek.korzec@guc.edu.eg, ismail@ece.osu.edu Abstract— Power characteristics of different Network on Chip (NoC) topologies are developed. Among different NoC topologies, the Butterfly Fat Tree (BFT) dissipates the minimum power. With the advance in technology, the relative power consumption of the interconnects and the associate repeaters of the BFT decreases as compared to the power
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