Designing a Complete Network Security Policy

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the assignment, student should be able:

• To have an understanding of the network security issues in organizations and how to solve them by developing and applying a network security policy, which contains different security techniques and solutions at different levels in any organization.

Company: (Choose any Organization you wish to secure)

As network security specialist your task is to: develop and design a complete network security policy for an organization securing

Individual users
PC's
Mobile computing
Network devices and equipment's
Servers
Network traffic
Network bandwidth
Emails
Remote access users and sites

From different types of attacks and security vulnerabilities in a WAN environment where users will not only be connected locally but also globally using Internet.

You have to complete this assignment by coming up with a strategy, putting into a plan, setting up a practical network security policy and eventually documenting the project close-out to ensure project reappraisal had been done to deem the project being successfully completed.

You have to research and find best optimal and practical solutions for above components by giving proper evaluations to justify your policy solutions and arrange them in a complete network security policy to secure the organization.

Individual Deliverables (Research & Documentation by individual members)

1. Identify types of network vulnerabilities and attacks from inside and outside people affecting the network and its performance.

2. The general structure ofthe network security policy that covers all aspects of network that need to be secured and covered in the policy.

3. Overall network security policy according to the structure proposed above covering all aspects of network.

4. Draw proper diagrams wherever necessary to show and explain different parts of policy to make it more clear and effective.