Access Control Strategies

In this assignment, you will develop strategies to protect the data and file systems of a fictitious software development company.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Determine      an access control strategy based on existing documents.

Scenario

Independent Software Incorporated (ISI) is a small software development company with eight employees that work at the home office. Their primary accounts are associated with major market retailers, the federal government, and large state governments. The computer environment for ISI contains a Linux file and print server, a Linux Web server, and ten heterogeneous workstations running multiple operating systems. ISI's coding development projects often encompass classified information and personally identifiable information (PII).

Instructions

Write a 2- to 4-page paper in which you:

• Explain      why ISI needs an access control plan and the goals of the plan, citing      specific, credible sources that support your assertions and conclusions.
• Develop      at least three-layered access security strategies that can be used to      protect ISI's data at rest, data in motion, and file systems, citing      specific, credible sources that support your proposed strategies.
• Explain      a best practice process and procedures for implementing ISI's access      security strategies and the overall framework in which they will reside,      citing specific, credible sources that support your assertions and      conclusions.
• Describe      the verification process that can be used to ensure that ISI's access      control plan is effective, citing specific, credible sources that support      your assertions and conclusions.
• Explain      how ISI's verification process will be maintained and updated in response      to future changes in access requirements.
• Support      your main points, assertions, arguments, or conclusions with at least      three specific and credible academic references synthesized into a      coherent analysis of the evidence.​​​​​​
  • Cite       each source listed on your source page at least one time within your       assignment.
  • For       help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review       library       guides.
• Write      clearly and concisely in a manner that is well-organized; grammatically      correct; and free of spelling, typographical, formatting, and/or      punctuation errors.
  • Use       section headers in your paper to clearly delineate your main topics.