ITS4910 – Information Security Research & Design Project Project Overview and Case Study Information The ITS4910 Information Security Research & Design Project course is considered a “Final Exam” and/or a “Thesis” to complete the Bachelor of IT Security (BITS) degree program. Students “must” pass the ITS4910 course to demonstrate their learned skills from the courses in the BITS degree program. Therefore, each student will complete the assignments individually versus a “group” project. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Project Overview The ITS4910 course is designed as a multi-step project based on the Case Study scenario below. Each student will complete weekly assignments that will be assembled in a final course document in Module 8. The weekly assignments include the following subjects: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Network infrastructure security design between a global manufacturing company’s data centers Identifying IT security equipment, tools and software to secure the network Schematic of IT security infrastructure for global network and one data center Narrative explaining your rationale for your design and your choice of security equipment, tools and software – including vendors Security Policy Statement Security Education and Training Plan Security Procedures for each network security equipment and tools Security Procedure for Application Servers and General Access Control Incident Response Plan Disaster Recovery Plan Network Incident response Plan Network Disaster Recovery Plan Module 8: Final Project Paper Each week, you will receive feedback for each assignment and you will be required to make revisions to the assignments prior to the Module 8 Final Project paper. Case Study Background Baker Manufacturing Company was founded in 1955 by Gary Pennell in Flint, Michigan. At that time the only line of business was manufacturing radios for General Motors. Within a few years the product line expanded to approximately 2,500 automotive components for every major automobile manufacture in the world. Today Baker Manufacturing Company remains a major automotive supplier in the United States and has expanded its customer base to Canadian, Europe, Japan, China, South America, and Mexico automotive plants. Baker Manufacturing created a data center in each of these countries to facilitate local IT support. However, manufacturing and administrative data (e.g., payroll, etc.) is shared between each of the data centers and the Headquarter Data Center in Flint, Michigan. In other words, the data centers in each country can be a used to route data to other data centers. Information on Baker Manufacturing Company’s IT Data Centers NOTE: The following information is provide to help provide students with some background / ideas information for designing the global IT network infrastructure and the network infrastructure within each local data center. Students may add additional hardware / software / etc. requirements to meet the requirements of their global IT network infrastructure design (i.e., clouds, etc.). Students are encouraged to be creative using information from other Baker College classes, internet websites, and personal work experiences to design / develop a secured IT infrastructure for Baker Manufacturing Company that will meet company IT objectives – the C.I.A. Triad (data Confidentiality, Integrity, ad Availability). The course mission is to have students put their Baker College educational and personal work experiences into one final project that will demonstrate how all of the course assignments throughout the years come together in one final document – just like the “real” business world. Corporate Headquarters, Flint, MI • Facility: Five floors, 50,000 sq. ft. • Corporate employees = 2,000; Data center and IT support staff employees = 180 • • Departments: Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Administration, Facilities, Security, Payroll, Legal, Audit, Environmental, Safety, Human Resources, Medical, Information Technology, Data Processing, Corporate Communications, Regulatory Affairs, Executive offices Data center is located in the basement of the Corporate Headquarters along with the IT support personnel. All global manufacturing / production data is backed up to a group of servers in the data center. Hardware = network equipment (firewall, routers, switches, etc.); servers (application, data, file, email, proxy, security, etc.); telephone PBX switches; printers; and anything the student wants to include in the network design – e.g., software for network, server operating systems, security, etc. Frankfurt, Germany Data Center • Facility: One floor, 170,000 sq. ft. • Data center and IT support staff employees = 248 • Data Center is located in a separate building in in the Frankfurt manufacturing complex. The data center is the sole processing center for 52 manufacturing plants throughout Germany and Eastern Europe. Hardware = network equipment (firewall, routers, switches, etc.); servers (application, data, file, email, proxy, security, etc.); telephone PBX switches; printers; and anything the student wants to include in the network design – e.g., software for network, server operating systems, security, etc. Singapore, China Data Center • Facility: One floor, 190,000 sq. ft. • Data center and IT support staff employees = 227 • Data Center is located in a separate building in the city of Singapore. The data center is the sole processing center for 93 manufacturing plants throughout China and Southeast Asia. Hardware = network equipment (firewall, routers, switches, etc.); servers (application, data, file, email, proxy, security, etc.); telephone PBX switches; printers; and anything the student wants to include in the network design – e.g., software for network, server operating systems, security, etc. Sao Paulo, Brazil Data Center • Facility: One floor, 90,000 sq. ft. • Data center and IT support staff employees = 63 • Data Center is located in a separate building in the San Paulo manufacturing complex. The data center is the sole processing center for 26 manufacturing plants throughout Brazil and Argentina. Hardware = network equipment (firewall, routers, switches, etc.); servers (application, data, file, email, proxy, security, etc.); telephone PBX switches; printers; and anything the student wants to include in the network design – e.g., software for network, server operating systems, security, etc. Mexico City, Mexico Data Center • Facility: One floor, 119,000 sq. ft. • Data center and IT support staff employees = 212 • Data Center is located in a separate building in the Mexico City Tech Center complex. The data center is the sole processing center for 113 manufacturing plants throughout Mexico. Hardware = network equipment (firewall, routers, switches, etc.); servers (application, data, file, email, proxy, security, etc.); telephone PBX switches; printers; and anything the student wants to include in the network design – e.g., software for network, server operating systems, security, etc. ITS4910 Network Schematics Due: Sunday Points: 40 Create and submit network schematics for the global network between the data centers and the network for the data center you chose in Module 1 Assignment 1: IT Infrastructure & Data Center Designs (2 schematics). Your schematics should include the components and tools you listed in Module 1 Assignment 1: IT Infrastructure & Data Center Designs. Use MS Visio to create your schematics. Submit the assignment to your instructor by clicking on the assignment link located in the Assignment Submission Folder. ITS4910 IT Infrastructure & Data Center Designs Matthew Ebel 1. Identify and list the network security equipment / tools / software to secure the communication and transmission of data between the Baker Manufacturing Company’s data centers from unauthorized external access. HINT: Create a table / chart / matrix verses a narrative. List the components and security tools in the first column. List a recommended vendor in the second column for each component, and a description of why you chose the component and vendor in the third column. Include references to support your list of components in APA format. Components Servers Vendor Windows Computers/Workstations Dell Data Centers Digital Realty Trust Switches Cisco Hubs Cisco Routers Linksys Firewalls Cisco Antivirus/Malware etc. (Internet Security) Avast Reasoning Good security and cloud storage Well known and respected name. Comes with various options. Largest company in the market. Great knowledge to help keep business running smoothly. Integrated security for helping address threats Compatible with switches, complete LAN/WAN solutions Numerous Ports, high speed, better for the price. World class threat intelligence organization. Superior Visibility Good Detection Rates, and 24/7 phone support. Compatible with many Operating Systems. 2. Choose one of the data centers and list the network security equipment / tools / software that you would recommend to secure the data center’s “internal” IT network infrastructure from unauthorized external access. HINT: Create a table / chart / matrix verses a narrative. List the security equipment / tools / software in the order they should be installed between the internet and internal IT network (DMZ design) in the first column. List a recommended vendor in the second column for each security equipment / tool / software and a description of why you chose the security equipment / tool / software vendor in the third column. 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