Assignment: Project Paper Cyber-Security
Description
Background
You are a consultant for a Security Provider. Your company has been hired to conduct a Red Team style Pentest and NIST Cyber Security Framework maturity audit. From the engagement, you identify the following deficiencies:
1. Documents containing PII were found in open site near community printers
2. A flat network
3. Default passwords in both the corporate and Process Control network environments
4. Personnel entering rooms freely without identification
5. No restriction on websites accessible from the corporate network
6. Lack of a formalized asset management program
7. Open wireless networks
8. Expired licenses on endpoint protection software
9. Ad hoc patching cycles
10. No formalized Incident Response or Disaster Recovery plans
Task
Write a paper detailing your recommendations for remediation. The paper must address each of the deficiencies.
While in the real world, we would be constrained by budget and personnel resources when attempting to remediate deficiencies, you have no budget restriction for this assignment. Rather, my intention is to see what recommendations you are able to provide based on what you have learned from this class.
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.