Organizational/ Industrial Assignment

Project 4: Attack Vector Solutions

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Attack Vector Solutions

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As you complete your morning login routine, you notice an urgent

message from John, the chief technology officer.

“See Me ASAP!!”

You grab your tablet and stylus and rush to John’s office.

John gives you a friendly greeting as you enter his office, but he looks

concerned.

“Good morning,” John says. “I appreciate you dropping everything and

coming by so quickly. I need your help with a high-level matter. Top

executives are meeting to prepare for the quarterly meeting with the

board of directors. They would like to review the current vulnerabilities

and threats that the organization has in regards to our technology,

people, and cybersecurity policies. The board will also be asking about

our ability to educate the organization’s population on not only our

policies and practices, but also the need for them. I need to prepare a

presentation for the board meeting. However, I have several other

urgent matters to oversee.”

John continues, “I need you to prepare my presentation by reviewing

common attack vectors, analyzing our vulnerabilities, and preparing

recommendations on what we should do to protect ourselves. In

addition, I need a brochure to show the board what we are doing to

educate the organization on these issues. I need this review in two

weeks.”

You are grateful for John’s trust in allowing you to put together his

presentation for the board, and now you’re eager to show that his faith

in you is justified.

You will have to combine your technical and research abilities to come

up with the recommendations, and present them in a professional

manner.

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Organizations must implement countermeasures to protect information

and data that are vulnerable to cyberattacks. As new security threats

are introduced, these countermeasures must be evaluated and

improved.