Create A Policy That Ensures All Evidence Is Collected And Handled In A Secure And Efficient Manner

COM-520 Written Assignment 7

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 7: Evidence Collection Policy

Scenario

After the recent security breach, Always Fresh decided to form a computer security incident response

team (CSIRT). As a security administrator, you have been assigned the responsibility of developing a

CSIRT policy that addresses incident evidence collection and handling. The goal is to ensure all evidence

collected during investigations is valid and admissible in court.

Consider the following questions for collecting and handling evidence:

1. What are the main concerns when collecting evidence?

2. What precautions are necessary to preserve evidence state?

3. How do you ensure evidence remains in its initial state?

4. What information and procedures are necessary to ensure evidence is admissible in court?

Tasks

Create a policy that ensures all evidence is collected and handled in a secure and efficient manner.

Remember, you are writing a policy, not procedures. Focus on the high-level tasks, not the individual

steps.

Address the following in your policy:

 Description of information required for items of evidence

 Documentation required in addition to item details (personnel, description of circumstances, and so on)

 Description of measures required to preserve initial evidence integrity

 Description of measures required to preserve ongoing evidence integrity

 Controls necessary to maintain evidence integrity in storage

 Documentation required to demonstrate evidence integrity

Required Resources

 Internet access

 Course textbook

Submission Requirements

 Format: Microsoft Word (no PDF)

 Font: Arial, size 12, double-space

 Citation Style: APA format

 Length: 2 to 3 pages

Self-Assessment Checklist

 I created a policy that addressed all issues.

 I followed the submission guidelines.