Kaplan University
IT286
Unit 8.2
Jennifer Polisano
Answer 8.2: As the IT Security Professional for Web Site 101, I will be recommending adjustments for recent security issues, including data loss due to employee negligence, physical break ins, identifying employee security standards, identifying network access specifics, and the recent hacking of the home page of Web Site 101. Web Site 101 currently has 300 employees working on three levels of the office building. In the previous years, this organization has grossed 2 million dollars revenue per year. For the organization to continue to thrive, these security problems will need to be addressed immediately. Many of these concerns may be remedied by simply revisiting the company policies and procedures. Data loss is a serious problem. Typically large companies have an automatic data backup in place. Proper automatic backups can be set up daily, weekly, or monthly. For this size company, I would recommend daily backups. Each employee should be held responsible for ensuring that their daily backup has taken place without any errors. If errors should arise, an IT Professional such as myself should be notified …show more content…
Fact is, access it the network grants access to more than just the internet. Not everyone should be able to access the network. Infinite amount of trouble can come from unauthorized persons accessing the organization’s network. If it is a guest network that is needed, that should be added to the organization. That’s only part of the solution. Since access has been granted previously, the network access codes will now need to be changed, to warrant away previous access to the network. An employee should be responsible for monitoring all network access to ensure that there isn’t unauthorized access or activity. Reports should be assessed by management to make any necessary
IT286
Unit 8.2
Jennifer Polisano
Answer 8.2: As the IT Security Professional for Web Site 101, I will be recommending adjustments for recent security issues, including data loss due to employee negligence, physical break ins, identifying employee security standards, identifying network access specifics, and the recent hacking of the home page of Web Site 101. Web Site 101 currently has 300 employees working on three levels of the office building. In the previous years, this organization has grossed 2 million dollars revenue per year. For the organization to continue to thrive, these security problems will need to be addressed immediately. Many of these concerns may be remedied by simply revisiting the company policies and procedures. Data loss is a serious problem. Typically large companies have an automatic data backup in place. Proper automatic backups can be set up daily, weekly, or monthly. For this size company, I would recommend daily backups. Each employee should be held responsible for ensuring that their daily backup has taken place without any errors. If errors should arise, an IT Professional such as myself should be notified …show more content…
Fact is, access it the network grants access to more than just the internet. Not everyone should be able to access the network. Infinite amount of trouble can come from unauthorized persons accessing the organization’s network. If it is a guest network that is needed, that should be added to the organization. That’s only part of the solution. Since access has been granted previously, the network access codes will now need to be changed, to warrant away previous access to the network. An employee should be responsible for monitoring all network access to ensure that there isn’t unauthorized access or activity. Reports should be assessed by management to make any necessary