CIS 502 Week 10 Technical Paper - Risk Assessment

Topic: Risk assessment:

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page formal risk assessment proposal in which you:

1. Describe      the company network, interconnection, and communication environment.
2. Assess      risk based on the GFI, Inc. network diagram scenario. Note: Your risk      assessment should cover all the necessary details for your client, GFI      Inc., to understand the risk factors of the organization and risk posture      of the current environment. The company management will utilize this risk      assessment to determine what actions to take; therefore, it must be      comprehensive for the business leaders to make data-driven decisions.

1. Defend       your assumptions where pertinent information from the scenario isn’t       available.
2. Ascertain       apparent security vulnerabilities, and analyze at least three (3) such       vulnerabilities. Such analysis should entertain the possibility of faulty       network design. Recommend mitigation processes and procedures for each of       the identified vulnerabilities.
3. Justify       your cryptography recommendations, based on security concerns and       requirements, data-driven decision-making, and objective opinions.
4. Examine      whether your risk assessment methodology is quantitative, qualitative, or      a combination of these, and discuss the main reasons why you believe that      the methodology that you utilized was the most appropriate.
5. Explain      the way in which you would present your findings and assessment to the      company’s management and thus facilitate security buy-in and      concentration.
6. Using      Microsoft Visio or its open source equivalent, redraw the CFI diagram,      depicted as a secure and risk-mitigating model. Note: The graphically      depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
7. Use      at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia      and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be      typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch      margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or      school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional      instructions.
• Include      a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name,      the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and      the reference page are not included in the required assignment page      length.
• Include      charts or diagrams created in Visio or an open source alternative such as      Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word      document before the paper is submitted