The use of Linux Server in the business arena has shown new life, due to the scalability and stability of the system and the support it has for other operations as well as the stability of the system and can breathe new life to old systems that no longer are functioning properly with Window applications. Another benefit of Linux is that it is open source and gives each business has the ability to structure or tailor the code to their specific applications. Linux also is not weighted down with license
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stages: System definition, Requirement analysis, Component design, Implementation and Maintenance. There is a subtle difference between a disaster and a threat. Heavy physical loss of computing machinery due to natural causes, assault or terrorist attacks come under the category of Disasters. Threats cover issues arising from human errors, malicious illegal acts and natural disasters. An instance of human error would be an unintentional or intentional shredding of data by employees. Events like a twister
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Users are constantly vulnerable to hacked sessions, attacks and phishes that make them wary of going online. However, the trend does not stop at that. In fact corporations and government sector organizations are also faced with the same problems. Corporate information are being hacked; emails are read; government secret information are subject to security risks and banks are being hacked and millions stolen. Some of the reasons behind such attacks include the weaknesses inherent in the networks of
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last five months. The company has noticed anomalous traffic on port 80 of the Web Server on the DMZ. The edge router’s logs showed that the traffic started six months ago and ended five months later. They noticed five months ago that traffic from the Web servers to the internal application servers decreased each day, although the inbound requests on port 80 remained about the same. Over the last four months, Web server logs contained many http “Post” statements followed by the Website address of
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Information Risk Management Plan Project Name | Network Vulnerability Colt Manufacturing R&D Server | Document Purpose The Project Information Risk Management Plan formalizes a system's information security and privacy upgrade. During the Project Planning Phase the project team: * works with Colt Manufacturing IT Department to register the data involved in the project and determine the data's classification. * useable resources in this document are reviewed to identify potential
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Study Guide for Windows Security Final IS3340 1. Many current operating systems actually implement microkernel architecture. Microkernel only implements the minimal required. Processes generally run in either user mode or supervisor mode. 2. The process of providing and denying access is called access control. Access control is multi step process starting with Identification and authentication. Three authentication types are type I, II, and III 3. User rights define the tasks that user is permitted
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may concern, Administrative settings in the newly improved and enhanced Group Policy that comes with Windows Server 2008 has gone beyond the call of duty with some settings, as they fix issues and secure computers like we have always wanted to, but never had the tools before. Applying these security settings to your workstations will increase the overall security, by reducing the attack surface that is available. One of the most vulnerable settings that can be granted to a user is local administrative
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Inc. www.juniper.net BUSINESS CHALLENGE: GRANT ACCESS VS. ENFORCE SECURITY Maximize Productivity with Access... Allow partner access to applications (Extranet portal) Increase employee productivity by providing anytime, anywhere access (Intranet, E-mail, terminal services) …While Enforcing Strict Security Allow access only to necessary applications and resources for certain users Mitigate risks from unmanaged endpoints Customize experience and access for diverse user groups (partners
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1G • Windows Exchange server Email • Windows Network server Domain controller • Unix Server for ERP/MRP Customer and Vendor Relations • Linksys Wireless Router • VOIP Satellite Connection • 35 Dell Optiflex Desktops with windows 2000 • T1 Connection Immediate recommendations that stick out would be several things such as encryption, firewall, and outdated operating systems. The firewalls could be set up in multiple facets like Stateful Inspection, Application filtering, IP filtering
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UNIX, Linux, and Windows Server Critique Abstract The following sections in this paper focus on analyzing operating systems for Riordan Manufacturing Inc. that specializes in plastic molding and design. Team B concentrated on five main areas of UNIX, Linux, and Windows Server. The five areas include Security, Administration, Networking, Performance, and Programmability. The team explains the existing systems, followed by comparing advantages and disadvantages of each operating system. The
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