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.
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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:
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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
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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. Include
references to support your list of network security equipment / tools / software in APA
format.
Sao Paulo Brazil Data Center
Components
Vendor
Computers/Workstations
Dell
Switches
Cisco
Routers
Linksys
Firewalls
Cisco
Antivirus/Malware etc.
(Internet Security)
Avast
Telephone
Jive Voice
Printers
Productivity Software
(Email, databases,
spreadsheets etc.)
Hewlett Packard
Microsoft Office
Reasoning
Well known and respected
name. Comes with various
options.
Integrated security for
helping address threats
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.
Used for all sizes, video
conferencing on web
browsers, very low cost.
Secure Printing, High Speed
Has the best in class apps, can
share with anyone in
company, best tools and
support for business
References
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https://www.business.com/categories/best-antivirus-and-internet-security/
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https://www.learnesl.net/best-servers-for-small-or-large-business/
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https://www8.hp.com/us/en/printers/laserjet.html
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https://www.softwareadvice.com/voip/jive-pbx-profile/
Microsoft Office | Productivity Tools for Home & Office. (2018). Retrieved from
https://products.office.com/en-us/home
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