ISM 642 Information Security and IT Governance Assignments- Ashford University
Assignent 1:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Best Practices for Deploying Intrusion Prevention Systems, Guide to intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) pdf, and review the network diagram provided.
For your initial post, consider the following business problem:
Your organization has been very concerned with the recent data breaches across the United States. The chief executive officer (CEO) has summoned his executives to look at IDSs/IPSs to help protect the organization's computing infrastructure. As an IT manager for the organization, you have been asked to attend the meeting with your chief information officer (CIO). In the meeting, your CIO projected the network diagram and announced that the IT department will purchase five IDS/IPS. There are three main types of IDSs/IPSs-host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS), network-based intrusion detection system (NIDS), and wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS). In your initial post, select a total of five IDSs/IPSs from the three main types of IDSs/IPSs, and explain how each of your selections will protect the infrastructure depicted in the diagram.
In addition, you have been tasked with explaining to a team of executives, in layman's terms, where you will strategically place the five IDSs/IPSs and how each placement will best serve the organization. For this portion of the interactive assignment, you will create a five-minute maximum screencast presentation of a PowerPoint that provides this explanation. For the screencast portion you may use any screencasting platform you wish. (Quick-start guides for Screencast-O-Matic and Jing are provided for your convenience.)
Create your PowerPoint presentation including the following elements.
• State the problem from the CEO's perspective.
• Explain in layman's terms the design and use of IDS/IPS within the network, including the specific locations for each chosen system.
• Justify the use of the chosen IDSs and how these will protect the various subnets of the network.
• Explain how each of these solutions presented can address the CEO's concerns.
Assignment 2: Deploying Intrusion Detection Systems
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 9 in the textbook. Additionally, read Chapter 3: Intrusion Detection, Chapter 4: Network Based IDPS, and Chapter 5: Wireless IDPS, from NIST Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS).
Intrusion detection system (IDS) technologies use many different methods to detect and report incidents. The primary type of malware detection methodology is based on signatures. A signature is a pattern derived from a known threat. Anomaly-based detection looks at deviations from normal patterns in the computing environment and generates triggers based on preconfigured acceptance levels. Stateful protocol analysis detection compares traffic patterns against a predetermined profile usually supplied by the vendor. The degree of deviation from the profile is the indicator of unusual activities.
Research at least two industry resources (e.g., National Institute for Standard & Technology [NIST], Institute of Electrical Engineers [IEEE], and Internet Engineering Taskforce [IETF]) on this topic. (Access the MISM Credible Resource Guide for assistance with finding appropriate credible professional resources.) Based on your findings, compare and contrast the different types of malware detection methodologies. Explain how you would deploy and maintain IDS with up-to-date signatures, changes in traffic patterns, and deviations that are common on computing infrastructures.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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