{"id":23554,"date":"2022-01-08T03:18:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/analyze-potential-cybersecurity-risks-information-systems-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T03:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:18:28","slug":"analyze-potential-cybersecurity-risks-information-systems-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/analyze-potential-cybersecurity-risks-information-systems-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyze potential cybersecurity risks | Information Systems homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>You are the information security manager (ISM) of a financial and \u00a0savings organization (NCU Financial Savings Bank, or NCU-FSB) with a \u00a0clientele base of 250,000 customers averaging 1.2 million transactions \u00a0per week. The IT infrastructure consists of 10 servers for each of the \u00a0three locations: five for local production and five for replication and \u00a0redundancy. After a recent vulnerability assessment performed by an \u00a0external firm, specific threats and vulnerabilities were identified and \u00a0needed to be addressed. The conceptual network diagram for NCU-FSB is \u00a0displayed in the Network Conceptual Diagram (attached)<\/p>\n<p>The following findings were reported:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MAC address conflicts that need to be resolved between \u00a0telecommunications and network appliances (routers, switches, firewalls, \u00a0servers, etc&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Security warnings coming from the proxy and email servers<\/li>\n<li>Constant firewall alerts classified as high<\/li>\n<li>Employee collusion in certain processes that can result in a significant financial loss to the organization<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistencies in data transmissions<\/li>\n<li>Attacks detected from external international sources caused by \u00a0multiple critical servers that have been compromised due to \u00a0vulnerabilities in the operating system, where the presence of \u00a0additional services, opened ports, additional dynamic link libraries \u00a0(DLLs), additional files and scripts added to the system partitions, and \u00a0critical data missing from the server issues were detected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the newly hired ISM of the organization, you have been tasked by \u00a0the board of directors to analyze and layout a strategy to address risk \u00a0issues and what aspects or areas should be considered when performing a \u00a0security risk assessment. One of the first observations is the lack of \u00a0segregation of duties (SOD) to reduce any collusion, but you recognize \u00a0this could lead to an increase in the number of employees within your \u00a0team. Budgetary constraints are against the addition of employees in \u00a0your department.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For this assignment, you must write a two-column, two-page journal \u00a0article presenting the results of your analysis and initial data \u00a0discovery (eDiscovery) in which you briefly answer the following \u00a0questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What solutions can you employ to reduce or even eliminate the possibility of collusion in the financial organization?<\/li>\n<li>How would you address the need to segregate duties (SOD) and rotate \u00a0tasks, for it is a requirement by laws applicable to financial and \u00a0savings institutions like Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and Gramm Leach Bliley \u00a0Act (GLBA)?<\/li>\n<li>What actions or changes in server setting and configuration must be made to avoid MAC address collision and server compromise?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A template for the journal formatting is available in the attachments (sample journal). Be sure to set all margins to 1-inch. Use single spacing and \u00a012-point Times New Roman font.<\/p>\n<p>You article must also include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An introduction that addresses the essence of a security risk \u00a0assessment. In this introduction, you will explain and defend the \u00a0importance of having a risk management program in place, the main \u00a0elements of a risk program, and the benefits derived from incorporating \u00a0this strategy as part of the corporate security program.<\/li>\n<li>Discussion of the primary threats enterprises are currently facing, \u00a0the impact, and a comprehensive analysis of how security must address \u00a0these threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Different regulatory requirements that warrant a security risk analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Taxonomy of risk elements for cyber-risk management as part of the \u00a0security risk analysis. Define the concept of taxonomy and its \u00a0importance as part of the risk assessment and management process. \u00a0Develop a table and relation diagram.<\/li>\n<li>Information needed to initiate a security risk analysis\u2014eDiscovery process flowchart and explanation.<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 3 scholarly references listed at the bottom of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Length: two-column, two-page journal article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The completed assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration \u00a0of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide \u00a0new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response \u00a0should reflect graduate-level writing. Be sure to adhere to the Academic Integrity Policy. 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