Paper 1

FOOTPRINTING AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING

The assigned readings and tutorials include useful information regarding various aspects of footprinting and social engineering intended to provide insights into the technical and cultural environment surrounding network penetration attempts. Write a short paper that applies these concepts to the project organization and demonstrates how they will relate to the project environment. Provide the following information in your paper:

• The steps to be included in an effective footprinting approach.
• The potential resources available to support footprinting and social engineering.
• The role Google can play in identifying potential information useful in subsequent phases of penetration testing.
• The areas within the organization that present useful targets for social engineering efforts.

Paper 2

MANAGEMENT MODEL

The selection of a security model and best practices creates the foundation for effective secure operating system architecture. Write a short paper that addresses the following:

• Identify the security models that are most commonly used by the industry of your project organization.
• Describe briefly the benefits that the organization can experience through adoption of these particular security models.
• Describe the challenges to the organization through adoption of these particular security models.
• Select a particular security model to recommend and provide support for why this model is the optimal tool for the organization.

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