Assignment 1: Critical Infrastructure
Consider the following scenario: You are the on-call systems administrator. A virus is quickly spreading through PCs and servers on your company's network. Outline your approach to this incident. In your response include your interaction with your peers and management when activating the incident response plan (IRP) and the recommended steps to minimize the risk of this situation's recurrence. (100 words)
Outline the procedures that must occur on a regular basis to maintain an organization's IR plan. Give examples. (100 words)
Describe the benefits of disaster recovery planning (DRP) maintenance. Support your narrative with examples. (100 words)
Outline the procedure and steps in collecting digital evidence. Provide examples. (100 words)
Assignment 2
Please read the Opening Case Scenario: Dastardly Disaster Drives Dialing, which is found on page 410 of your textbook. Then continue with the Closing Case Scenario: Smart Susan Starts Studying, which starts on page 436 of your textbook. Once you have read and reviewed both case scenarios, address the following issues: 1. Provide a brief synopsis of the situation. 2. What DR and/or BC activities must be done at this point in order for the organization to resume operations? 3. What challenges does HAL face in its recovery efforts? 4. Who do you think Susan will be calling next, according to her plan? 5. What are the priorities for Susan in the next 30 minutes? Your response should be a minimum of 700 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
book is (Lewis, T. G. (2015). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.)