Additional network controls to protect their growing network

COM-520 Written Assignment 5

Project Scenario

Always Fresh Foods Inc. is a food distributor with a central headquarters and main warehouse in

Colorado, as well as two regional warehouses in Nevada and Virginia.

The company runs Microsoft Windows 2019 on its servers and Microsoft Windows 10 on its workstations.

There are 2 database servers, 4 application servers, 2 web servers, and 25 workstation computers in the

headquarters offices and main warehouse. The network uses workgroups, and users are created locally

on each computer. Employees from the regional warehouses connect to the Colorado network via a

virtual private network (VPN) connection.

Due to a recent security breach, Always Fresh wants to increase the overall security of its network and

systems. They have chosen to use a solid multilayered defense to reduce the likelihood that an attacker

will successfully compromise the company’s information security. Multiple layers of defense throughout

the IT infrastructure makes the process of compromising any protected resource or data more difficult

than any single security control. In this way, Always Fresh protects its business by protecting its

information.

Project Part 5: Network Security Controls Recommendations

Due to the Always Fresh expansion, management wants additional network controls to protect their

growing network.

Tasks

Consider the Windows servers and workstations in the domains of a typical IT infrastructure. Based on

your understanding of network security controls, recommend at least four possible controls that will

enhance the network’s security. Focus on ensuring that controls satisfy the defense in depth approach to

security.

Summarize your network security controls in a summary report to management. You must provide

rationale for your choices by explaining how each control makes the environment more secure.

Required Resources

 Internet access

 Course textbook

Submission Requirements

 Format: Microsoft Word (no PDF)

 Font: Arial, size 12, double-space

 Citation Style: APA format

 Length: 1 to 2 pages

Self-Assessment Checklist

 I selected appropriate network security controls for the Always Fresh network environment.

 I created a well-developed and formatted procedure guide with proper grammar, spelling, and

punctuation.

 I followed the submission guidelines.