• Proposal for a Secure Network Architecture

You have been hired by an international coffee and tea retailer with hundreds of shops around the world. This organization, like most in the industry, is known for providing high-end coffees, teas, and snacks in a caf setting frequented by neighbors and business people in search of an Internet connection.

This organization has a corporate headquarters located in Seattle, Washington. Your task is to recommend a network architecture that will be optimal for the organization to implement in order to offer secure public wireless in each location in a consistent, cost-effective, and secure manner.

Engage in research to explore the available alternatives that would fit these criteria as well as apply the information from the required study materials.

Write a 2-3 page paper that covers the following topics:

• Describe the alternative architectures that would be appropriate to meet the objectives of the project.

• Analyze the pros and cons of each alternative architecture.

• Determine the security implications of each alternative architecture.

• Recommend an architecture that is optimal for implementation by this coffee and tea retailer

• Provide support for your recommendations.

Assignment Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

• Length of paper: 2-3 pages, excluding the references page.

• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

• Required Reading

The required reading covers design considerations for creating a secure network and will support completion of the unit assignment and discussion.

• Use Systems Security Engineering: An Integrated Approach to Building Trustworthy Resilient Systems to read Chapter 3, "The Processes," pages 33-75.

• Web Resources

Videos

The objectives of these videos are to explore applications of network technology and security architectures currently in use and those proposed for the future as well as to provide some context for the required reading and inform the Unit 2 assignment and discussion.

• Level(3) Sponsor Talk: Leveraging Network Intelligence for Data Security (30 minutes).

• Future Network Architectures, SDN, CNN at NetEvents Ethernet 40 Innovations Summit (31 minutes).

Internet and Library Research

Engage in research using the following keywords to explore modern network architectures and the security implications that are associated with those architectures:

• Secure network architecture.

• Secure network design.

• Network architecture alternatives.

• Network design alternatives.

• Network design tools.

• Network architecture development tools.