Nt1330 Unit 3 Security Risk Management

The security analyst of the accounting firm suggested that it's a good practice to have a dedicated room for server’s equipment to avoid any damages. This could be quite costly for the small company, however it would make a good investment in order to secure the company's network. The servers would be positioned on a server rack in the designated room with network devices such as modems, switches, routers, firewalls, and the Intrusion Detection System. This room should have restricted access and only authorized personnel must have access to it, by using sophisticated keycard systems and even having additional security procedures such as biometrical readers etc. It was also proposed to get rid of Motorola SB3100 and Net Gear MR814 to increase
Another important security feature for routers and switches are the extended access list (ACLs), which is a rule and must be implemented to control/filter the network traffic from the un-trusted networks. “You can use access lists to restrict contents of routing updates or to provide traffic flow control, One of the most important reasons to configure access lists is to provide security for your network.” [2] The switching device which is a layer 2, have several ports, are proposed to shut down all unused ports and use MAC addresses to avoid any access point (AP) placement. In the proposed Gliffy network diagram, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is depicted. "An IDS is a special network device that can detect attacks and suspicious activities." [4] It will just detect threats and will not take any action to stop the attack. It will be accounting firm's analyst responsibility to monitor the logs and interpret them correctly for the false and real time