The vulnerabilities identified in part 1 assignment was mitigated by recommending the right solutions. In part2, the network security analyst identified and proposed solutions for the right network devices to protect the accounting firm's network from intruders and external cyber threats. In this final assignment section, the network security analyst of the accounting firm will propose the application/end-user security recommendation to protect the company’s sensitive information. The analyst will also ensure that the proper procedure and policies are in place to take care of network security and employees should be trained and aware of those policies from possible threats including cyber-attacks.
After analyzing the current situation of accounting firms, it seems that this organization understands the importance of information security but it is severely lacking. This requires to introduce a user training program to make every employee understands the importance of how they behave themselves every day in protecting the company’s network …show more content…
Also, the correct internet browsing security configuration setting should be implemented on the end users laptop to allow first party cookies, and blocking the third party cookies from other websites to protect from tracking and advertisements. By hardening it means that “Protection is provided in various layers and is often referred to as defense in depth. Protecting in layers means to protect at the host level, the application level, the operating system level, the user level, the physical level and all the sublevels in between” [1]. The best practices recommends that the antivirus program should be scheduled periodically to monitor any
After analyzing the current situation of accounting firms, it seems that this organization understands the importance of information security but it is severely lacking. This requires to introduce a user training program to make every employee understands the importance of how they behave themselves every day in protecting the company’s network …show more content…
Also, the correct internet browsing security configuration setting should be implemented on the end users laptop to allow first party cookies, and blocking the third party cookies from other websites to protect from tracking and advertisements. By hardening it means that “Protection is provided in various layers and is often referred to as defense in depth. Protecting in layers means to protect at the host level, the application level, the operating system level, the user level, the physical level and all the sublevels in between” [1]. The best practices recommends that the antivirus program should be scheduled periodically to monitor any