CIS337– Networking in Business

Unit 6 Assignment: Final Project Part III: Securing & Maintaining the Network

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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 6 Points: 20

Overview: Your medium-sized organization is expanding both nationally and internationally and you have been tasked to implement a Wide Area Network (WAN) topology. The organization has expanded to 5 different geographical locations and has directed you to design the WAN. In essence, you need to submit a plan to your Executive board and get approval to install the WAN. Background Information:

• Your Executive Board consists of the CEO, CFO, CIO.

• Your IT/Security Team consists of CISO, Security Manager, Data Center

manager, IT Manager.

• Employees of the organization will expand from 20 to 60 (globally)

• Currently, there are 20 employees at Location A. There will be another location of

30 employees at Location B and 10 new employees in France. Some new

employees at Location B will be remote users.

• Your new network must be scalable for future growth.

Instructions: For this section, you will work in a group. One person will be assigned to submit the PowerPoint and paper for the entire group. You will need to ensure security is in place to protect from internal and external threats to the network. In a PowerPoint Presentation present the following to the Executive Board:

• Create a plan for secure access for both internal and external users to include

password complexity.

o Should multi-layer authentication be used? Why or why not?

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o Make sure your network topology includes awareness training to make

users aware of the various malware and phishing attempts employed by

attackers.

• Provide a detailed budget needed to build and sustain your network based on

costs of the previous 3-5 years. You will research and submit a cost requirement.

o You will provide a 1-page rationale for your budget and justify if the needs

of the new network exceed the budgeted amount.

Requirements:

• PowerPoint Presentation compromised of 4- 6 slides, excluding the budget, 1-page budget rationale, Title, and Reference pages.

• Provide supporting notes representing each slide. • APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced work.

• Be sure to include the names of each person in your group at the bottom of each slide.

• A 1-page paper minimum including a rationale for your budget and justifying if the needs of the new network exceed the budgeted amount.

• At least two resources.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 6: Final Project Part III Assignment

CRITERIA Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-1 Points 1-2 Points 2-3 Points

Security Plan Plan for security against threats is not present or is poorly presented.

Plan for security against threats is present but is missing minor details.

Plan for security against threats is clearly defined and presented, including all details.

Multi-layer authentication Rationale

Rationale is not present or is poorly presented.

Rationale is present but is missing minor details.

Rationale is clearly defined and presented, including all

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CRITERIA Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

details.

Awareness Training

Awareness training is not present or is poorly presented.

Awareness training is present but is missing minor details.

Awareness training is clearly defined and presented; including all details.

Budget Budget is poorly presented.

Budget is somewhat organized and well presented.

Budget is organized and well presented.

Budget Rationale

There is no rationale provided for budgetary decisions made and budget is not in alignment with goals/objectives of network.

Rationale provided for budgetary decisions made; budget is somewhat in alignment with goals/objectives of network.

Rationale provided for budgetary decisions made; budget in alignment with goals/objectives of network.

0-1 Points 2-2 Points 3-4 Points

Notes Section The Notes sections are scarce/empty.

The Notes sections contains some supporting notes.

The Notes section is complete with robust and meaningful supporting notes.

0 Points 0-1 Points 1 Point

Paper Length Less than 1 page

n/a 1 page or more

Slide Length Less than 4 slides

n/a 4 or more slides

Resources 0-1 resource n/a 2 resources or more

Clear and Professional Writing and APA 7 Format

Errors impede professional presentation; APA 7

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, APA 7

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CRITERIA Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

guidelines not followed.

compliant, and error-free.