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Research Paper on any topic related to Cyber Security

 write and describe in (500 words) the knowledge you gained in this course so far and how it has been applied or will be applied in a practical manner to your current or future work environment.  

Course name: Organ Leader & Decision making

You are the web master for the Republican Party National Committee. Prepare a risk assessment analysis for your website. Some questions to consider:

• Who is likely to attack your site?
• When are attacks likely to occur?
• What sort of attacks might take place?
• How can you best minimize attacks and protect the integrity of your site?

Write between 200-300 words.Use your own words.

Assignment/Paper 1: Download Wire Shark From

https://www.wireshark.org/download.html (Links to an external site.)

Submit one to two-page summary of Wire Shark article. You are required to use IGU’s learning resources such as university’s digital library and online resources and confirm your use of these resources with your instructor. See “LRS” section above

(required assignment-due END OF Week 4).

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

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Assignment Content

  hacking manufacturing systems. Discuss following:

• Recent hacks happened for the automotive industry
• What was the impact
• How they got hacked
• How to secure their infrastructure
• Any other relevant discussion

1. Final Project – This project provides you an opportunity to solve a comprehensive problem in firewall and virtual private network (VPN) implementation at various levels. You will play the role of an employee participating in network design and planning of a specific business situation.

Required Source Information and Tools

The following tools and resources are needed to complete this project:

• A web browser and access to the Internet to perform research for the project
• (Optional) A tool for creating basic network diagrams, such as draw.io or Microsoft Visio

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Apply core competencies learned throughout the course to a single project.
• Analyze and apply knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, and other network defense measures.
• Demonstrate logical reasoning and decision-making skills.

Overall Project Scenario

Corporation Techs provides remote and on-site support to small and mid-size businesses. Clients use Corporation Techs’ services to solve problems involving malware removal, to manage data recovery and network issues, and to install hardware and software.

Due to recent developments, most technical representatives will begin working from home within the next six months. Because Corporation Techs provides 24/7 support, its systems and communications pathways must be fully operational at all times. In addition, the company has been experiencing unprecedented growth and is preparing to double its client-facing staff.

You are a junior network architect who is responsible for helping to plan and design network enhancements to create a more secure internal network, and to ensure secure remote access.

Deliverables

The project is divided into several parts. Details for each deliverable can be found in this document. 

• Project Part 1: Network Design
• Project Part 2: Firewall Selection and Placement
• Project Part 3: Remote Access and VPNs
• Project Part 4: Final Network Design Report

Project Part 1: Network Design

Scenario – The Corporation Techs’ current network consists of 1 web server (accessible by the public), 2 application servers, 2 database servers, 2 file and print servers, and 50 workstations. The web server runs Linux/Apache, the other servers run Microsoft Windows Server, and the workstations run Microsoft Windows. The network is connected through a series of switches, is not physically connected to other networks, and runs Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). The network is protected by a single border firewall. The senior network architect, whom you work for directly, has verified the company’s business goals and has determined the features and functions required to meet those goals.

The senior network architect has asked you to create a network design that includes the following components:

• Current infrastructure elements
• A logical topology that separates the Accounting and Sales departments
• Redundant communications
• Justification for continuing with IPv4 or upgrading to IPv6

Tasks

For this part of the project, perform the following tasks:

1. Conduct research to determine the best network design to ensure security of internal access while retaining public website availability.
2. Design a network configuration with physical and logical topologies. Identify major network elements (e.g., servers, switches, gateways) and their locations within the private and protected network segments.
3. Include a high-level plan that ensures communications are available 24/7.
4. Recommend whether to continue using IPv4 or upgrade to IPv6, and explain why.
5. Create a basic network diagram that illustrates the current network and enhancements. Include a few workstations to represent all workstations on the internal network. The diagram will be very high level at this stage and include only necessary details. You may use a software tool or simply pencil and paper. You will update this design later in the project.
6. Create a draft report detailing all information as supportive documentation.
7. Cite sources, where appropriate.

Required Resources

• Internet access
• Course textbook

Submission Requirements:

• Format: Microsoft Word (or compatible)
• Font: Arial, size 12, double-space
• Citation style: APA style
• Length of report: 3–4 pages

Self-Assessment Checklist

• I determined the best network design to ensure the security of internal access while retaining public website availability.
• I designed a network configuration with physical and logical topologies, and identified major network elements and their locations within the private and protected network segments.
• I created a plan that ensures communications are available 24/7.
• I recommended whether to continue using IPv4 or upgrade to IPv6, and explained why.
• I created a basic network diagram that illustrates the current network and enhancements.
• I created a professional, well-developed report with proper documentation, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• I followed the submission guidelines.

Project Part 2: Firewall Selection and PlacementScenario

The senior network architect at Corporation Techs has informed you that the existing border firewall is old and needs to be replaced. He recommends designing a demilitarized zone (DMZ) to increase network perimeter security. He also wants to increase the security of network authentication, replacing the current username and password approach.

Tasks

For this part of the project, perform the following tasks:

1. Research and select firewalls for the Corporation Techs network.
2. Describe each firewall, why you selected it, and where it should be placed for maximum effectiveness.
3. Address network, server, and workstation firewalls.
4. Describe a plan for creating a DMZ, and explain how it makes the network more secure.
5. Research network authentication and create a high-level plan for secure authentication to internal network resources.
6. Create a draft report detailing all information as supportive documentation.
7. Cite sources, where appropriate.

Required Resources

• Internet access
• Course textbook

Submission Requirements:

• Format: Microsoft Word (or compatible)
• Font: Arial, size 12, double-space
• Citation style: APA style
• Length of report: 3–4 pages

Self-Assessment Checklist

• I researched and selected firewalls.
• I described each firewall, why I selected it, and where it should be placed for maximum effectiveness.
• I addressed network, server, and workstation firewalls.
• I described a plan for creating a DMZ and explained how it makes the network more secure.
• I created a high-level plan for secure authentication to internal network resources.
• I created a professional, well-developed report with proper documentation, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• I followed the submission guidelines.

Project Part 3: Remote Access and VPNs

Scenario

As you are aware, many remote users will soon need access to the internal network and services. A remote access and virtual private network (VPN) plan is needed to connect it all together.

The senior network architect has asked you to create the plan that will allow secure remote access to the internal network while preventing unauthorized access. He specifically requested that all information transferred between remote users and the organizational servers be protected against snooping.

Tasks

For this part of the project, perform the following tasks:

1. Research and recommend the most appropriate VPN technology. The most likely solution is either an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) VPN or SSL/TLS VPN. Describe the VPN technology and explain why it is the best choice for Corporation Techs.
2. Recommend any other forms of remote access that are relevant and describe how they would be used.
3. Create a draft report detailing all information as supportive documentation.
4. Cite sources, where appropriate.

Submission Requirements:

• Format: Microsoft Word (or compatible)
• Font: Arial, size 12, double-space
• Citation style: APA style
• Length of report: 3–4 pages

Self-Assessment Checklist

• I researched and recommended an appropriate VPN technology.
• I described the VPN technology and explained why it is the best choice.
• I recommended other forms of remote access that are relevant and described how they would be used.
• I created a professional, well-developed report with proper documentation, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• I followed the submission guidelines.

Project Part 4: Final Network Design Report

Scenario

You are ready to create and submit a final network design and plan to the senior network architect, who will present it to senior management and other decision makers.

Tasks

For this part of the project, perform the following tasks:

1. Create a final network diagram that includes the basic diagram and all relevant network enhancements.
2. Create a professional report that includes content from each draft report. Include details for all relevant information, persuasive justification for your recommendations, and methods to measure the success of each major network enhancement. Include a 1- to 2-page executive summary.
3. Use simple, clear language that primary stakeholders (non-IT) can understand easily.

Submission Requirements:

• Format: Microsoft Word (or compatible)
• Font: Arial, size 12, double-space
• Citation style: APA style
• Length of final report: 10–16 pages, including executive summary and network diagram

Self-Assessment Checklist for Final Report

• I developed a network design that meets the requirements.
• I created a professional, well-developed report with proper documentation, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• I described technology recommendations, provided justification for those recommendations, and described methods to measure the success of each major network enhancement.
• I included an executive summary and a final network diagram.
• I included citations for all sources used in the report.
• I followed the submission guidelines.

Additional Instructions

• The papers must include exactly all four parts of the project. Make sure your submission includes ALL the deliverables as requested.
• DO submit only the deliverables listed under Tasks.
• DO NOT submit the information in the self-assessment checklist. That is just to make sure your paper is completed and includes all the requested information.
• Make sure you adhere to the format, font, citation style, and length requirements, listed under Submission Requirements.

Please let me know if you can actually take this project seriously and do it

 Fire simulation can be modelled in software and is an important area of research in fire safetyi , fire drill managementii, fire investigationiii, and with applications in many computer game scenariosiv . One way to look at the world in software is to study a process as a group of smaller pieces (or cells or sites) that are somehow related. For example the world can be viewed as a rectangular grid of cells. Rules specify how a cell changes state over time based on the states of the cells around it. Each piece corresponds to an area (or volume) in the world and each piece can be associated with one of several possible states at any given time. A computer simulation involving such a system is called a cellular automaton. This assignment requires you to design and implement a program that models the spread of fire in a 2D forest environment. 

 You are a Black Hat about to attack a victim.  Choose a mode of attack -Sniffing, Session Hijacking, DoS,  or DDoS.  Explain your type of attack.  What is the process?  What tool(s) or exploit you will use, how does it work?  The steps you will take.  What will be the outcome if you are successful?  How can the victim have prevented this type of attack?  Go into as much detail as possible.  Minimum 200 words. 

The following list contains components you would find in both a wired and a wireless network:
• Wireless router
• Computer
• Firewall
• Wireless access point
• Hub
• Modem
• Printer
• Server
• Switch
• Wireless network interface card (NIC)
• Router
• Scanner
• Multiplexer
In a 1- to 2-page paper, address the following:
• Describe the function and purpose of each component above.
• Explain how the components are related to each other. For example, does the component depend on another to operate? Is it connected to the network physically or wirelessly?
• Identify whether the component is optional or required in a wireless network. If it is an optional component, explain why it would or would not be used in a WLAN.
• Complete an Internet search for the average cost of each component and include the cost in your description. Reference the website(s) you used to locate this information.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.