Project Introduction:

The components that make up cyberspace are not automatically secure. This includes cabling, physical networks, operating systems, and software applications that computers use to connect to the Internet. There is a raging information security war. The goal is to protect systems, applications, and business information.

Therefore, IT is in great need of proper security controls.

For this project, you will create an outline of a multilayered security strategy for a fictitious financial organization, and then identify security challenges and suggest proper security controls for the company's information systems environment. This project provides you an opportunity to apply the competencies gained in various lessons of this course to identify security challenges and apply strategies of countermeasures for
information systems.

Successful completion of this project will ensure that you are able to do the following:

Understand information systems security (ISS) fundamentals including the definition of terms, concepts, elements, and goals.

Understand the purpose of a multilayered security strategy.

Incorporate industry standards and practices with a focus on the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and vulnerabilities of information systems.

Fulfill the role of a security professional implementing proper security controls in a specific business situation.