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NTC 411 Week 4 Network Security assignment:

For this assignment, you will choose ONE of the following options:

Option 1: Security Breach Paper

Research news stories of a major security breach that occurred on a wireless network within the last two years. Select an incident where the attack resulted in economic or political damage to the targeted organization.

Write a 700-1050 word paper that answers the following questions:

• What happened?
• How did the breach occur?
• What were the economic or political consequences?
• How was the situation handled?
• How could enterprise-level network security planning and policies have helped to prevent this incident? Provide at least two specific examples.
• If a similar incident did occur with enterprise-level network security planning and policies in place, how would the response have been different?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.


Option 2: Remote and Wireless Computing Security

Remote site computing requires specific attention to security, including a secure extension of an organization's internal network. Mobile computing devices such as laptops, PDAs, and other handhelds increase an organization's security needs.

Write a 700-1050 word paper describing specific concerns related to remote site computing and mobile computing and include suggestions of how to overcome these weaknesses in a global enterprise.

Include the following in your paper:

• A minimum of two examples of enterprise-level security threats
• How would having enterprise-level network security planning and policies in place define and affect the use of remote site computing and mobile computing?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.


NOTE:  feel free to use the internet for research for either answer but take what you have found, understand it and then put that into your own words.  Do NOT cut and paste sections of articles or web pages into your paper.
NOTE:  the term 'Include' in the second option is again a hint that I expect more than just these two items to be discussed.

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