Practical Connections Paper

Phase 2: Telecommunications and Network Security Protocols implemented by your company (Fully describe 3 of the following components. Do NOT mention your company’s name, only the Industry)

Hosts and Nodes

IPv4 versus IPv6

Firewall

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Proxy Servers

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Routers, Switches, and Bridges

The Domain Name System (DNS)

Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)

Network Access Control

Phase 3: Recommendations to improve or add to Telecommunications and Network Security Protocols. (As a Security Consultant and based on what you have learned in this course, how would you improve your company’s Telecommunications and Network Security Protocols?)

Improvement 1

Improvement 2

Improvement 3