Running Head: CYBER SECURITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS
CYBER SECURITY
Cyber Security Improvement Areas
Pureland Wastewater Treatment is a company that provides all aspects of waste water treatment especially in the areas of both biological fermentation industries as well as chemical manufacturing. However, due to the toxic nature of the chemicals this company uses, it has quite some special security concerns. However, it is good to note that this company has only put all its efforts on physical security and completely ignoring on the cyber security. The Department of Homeland Security however recently contacted both the organization’s operation folks as well as the executives in regard to the chemical they use in their operations terming it as very toxic. As much as the company knew that this chemical, ( Chlorine Dioxide) is very harmful, little did it not know that it is prone to risks such as cyber terrorism. DHS therefore needs the company to comply with not only the physical but also cyber security regulations that are related to the use of this chemical failure to which they will be subjected to heavy fines and penalties or even the closure of the company.
Personally, there are a number of ways that I would recommend the company to follow so as to ensure not only the improvement of the company’s security, but also so as to ensure compliance. To begin with, the company needs to create an internal policy. This is because one of the greatest cyber security risks in any company is usually the employees. For example, there are quite a lot of cases where criminals get through a company’s network either because an employee used a poor password or he/she clicked on a line in an email which led to the installation of a malware. Therefore, as much as the employees should be educated or rather informed of the latest scams that are going around, it is always good to check with the personnel who put the server so as to ensure that all the company’s protection rights are in place. Secondly, the company needs to ensure that all its computers are up to date. This basically means that the personnel behind the computers have to ensure that all the notifications regarding firewall, operating system or even antivirus are all up to date failure to which they may lead to the creation of cracks within the defense system.
Thirdly, the company can consider using cloud services so as to store their data as well as when it comes to handling their application needs. This is because, with the cloud services, the companies crucial information remains safe even when let’s say a malware destroys some files since the cloud services can provide backup at any time. However, the company should remember to only stick on reputable companies. Fourthly, increasing the employees’ awareness is also very necessary. Actually, it is one of the most cost effective methods of curbing cyber-attacks. Awareness can only be achieved through training. The company needs to tr ...
Cyber Essentials Requirements for UK GovernmentDavid Sweigert
The document outlines requirements for basic technical cyber protection against common cyber attacks. It details controls in five areas: 1) boundary firewalls and internet gateways, 2) secure configuration, 3) user access control, 4) malware protection, and 5) patch management. Implementing these controls will help organizations defend against the most frequent internet-based attacks using widely available tools. The document provides high-level guidance for technical cybersecurity basics, though not a comprehensive solution against all threats.
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Application security in large enterprises (part 2)
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Large enterprises of a thousand persons or more often have distinctly distinct data security architectures than lesser businesses. Typically they treat their data security as if they were still little companies.
This paper endeavors to demonstrate that not only do large businesses have an entire ecology of focused programs, specific to large businesses and their needs, but that this software has distinct security implications than buyer or small enterprise software. identifying these dissimilarities, and analyzing the way this can be taken advantage of by an attacker, is the key to both striking and keeping safe a large enterprise.
The Web applications are the important part of your business every day, they help you handle your intellectual property, increase your sales, and keep the trust of your customers. But there's the problem that applications re fast becoming the preferred attack vector of hackers. For this you really need something that makes your application secure.
And, with the persistent condition of today's attacks, applications can easily be get infected when security is not considered and scoped into each phase of the software development life cycle, from design to development to testing and ongoing maintenance of the application. When you take a holistic approach to your application security, you actually enhance your ability to produce and manage stable, secure applications. Applications need training and testing from the leading team of ethical hackers, for this there should be an authentic plan to recover these issues that can help an organization to plan, test, build and run applications smartly and safely.
Large enterprises of a thousand people or even more have distinctly different information security architectures than many other smaller companies. Actually, they treat their information security as if they were still small companies.
We are going to discuss some attempts to demonstrate that not only do large companies have an entire ecology of specialized software, specific to large companies and their needs, but that this software has different security implications than consumer or small business software for the applications. Recognizing these differences, and examining the way this can be taken advantage of by an attacker, is the key to both attacking and defending a large enterprise. It’s really important to cover up the security procedures in the large enterprise.
Key Features:
· Web application security checking from development through output
· Security check web APIs and world wide web services that support your enterprise
· Effortlessly organize, view and share security-test outcomes and histories
· Endow broader lifecycle adoption th ...
1973-16 Tackling the challenges of cyber security_19_03_15shed59
The document discusses cyber security risks facing the energy and utilities industry. It outlines several high-profile attacks from 2010-2014 targeting energy companies. These companies are seen as valuable targets due to the critical infrastructure they support and valuable operational/customer data held. The industry is increasingly reliant on digital technologies like smart grids, which increases security risks. The document recommends establishing governance, improving skills, understanding business risks, managing third parties, implementing secure architectures, and establishing response capabilities to address challenges in a 7-step process. It also describes PA's Industrial Control System Security Health Check for assessing risks.
here has been an increase in the number of cybersecurity incident re.docxsimonithomas47935
here has been an increase in the number of cybersecurity incident reports. You realize that you need to increase awareness of security standards. In your security monitoring of the company networks, you use tools that track employee behavior.
You want company leadership to understand the technologies used in wireless networks and mobile device management, and you want those leaders to be educated about the implementation, threats, and safeguards for all devices-- including personal units that are used for work related tasks. You believe that executive leadership needs to incorporate these kinds of safeguards as part of its business strategy. You decide to compile a cybersecurity incident report that you will send to management. You will list the actions, defense, and preventative measures you have taken to address threats and why.
The report will incorporate terminology definitions, information about the cyber kill chain, and impact assessments. Your cyber incident report will need to illustrate the threats you discovered and the resolutions you employed. You want leadership to be confident about the strategy you have used to defend the company's networks.
Today's companies face many different security challenges to their networks, and a company's incident manager needs to be ready to respond to potential threats. Some of those threats can occur from the actions of well-intentioned employees who fail to follow security protocols, and others can arise from disgruntled workers who may be able to access accounts on personal devices long after leaving an organization.
Wireless devices and bring your own device (BYOD) computing in the workplace often increase productivity and convenience, but such ubiquitous access to resources can be a significant threat to organizational security, and BYOD computing adds another layer of concern for the incident manager.
Remote management, such as tracking and data swipes, helps to locate devices containing company data and to eliminate any unauthorized viewing of that data. Authentication, access controls, and strong encryption are just some of the security measures that need to be part of a secure wireless network and mobile device management practices in the workplace. However, security will need to evolve in order to protect against employees who may have malicious intent. It will need to include behavior cues as well as effective countermeasures, as the need for greater employee availability drives more wireless computing and BYOD integration in the workplace.
For this project, you will take a close look at the variety of threats facing an incident manager as you develop a
cybersecurity incident report (CIR)
for management with an
executive summary,
along with an
executive briefing
for a company. For details on the length of the assignments, see the final step of the project.
There are seven steps to complete the project. Each step will highlight the types of threats you will encounter. Most s.
This
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to assist small business
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implementing common sense processes and procedures
to
minimize cybersecurity risks.
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we
have included in
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develop
ing
a compre
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sive plan, w
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also
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a short
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the most important areas for you to focus on to
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The document provides guidance on implementing secure architectures for industrial control systems such as process control and SCADA systems. It advises understanding the business risks fully through risk assessment before selecting and implementing security measures. The risk assessment identifies the most critical vulnerabilities to address. Then a risk reduction workshop should be held to agree on target security architecture and an implementation plan for security improvements.
The document provides information about Prometric's Cyber Security Essentials exam, including an overview of the exam content and structure. It discusses the seven major subject areas covered on the exam, how the exam was developed, a recommended study strategy, sample exam questions, and tips for taking the exam. Key details include that the exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions across various cybersecurity domains, takes 2 hours to complete, requires a score of 180 to pass, and was developed with input from cybersecurity subject matter experts.
Cyber Essentials Requirements for UK GovernmentDavid Sweigert
The document outlines requirements for basic technical cyber protection against common cyber attacks. It details controls in five areas: 1) boundary firewalls and internet gateways, 2) secure configuration, 3) user access control, 4) malware protection, and 5) patch management. Implementing these controls will help organizations defend against the most frequent internet-based attacks using widely available tools. The document provides high-level guidance for technical cybersecurity basics, though not a comprehensive solution against all threats.
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Application security in large enterprises (part 2)
Student Name:
) (
Instructor Name
)
Detailed Description:
Large enterprises of a thousand persons or more often have distinctly distinct data security architectures than lesser businesses. Typically they treat their data security as if they were still little companies.
This paper endeavors to demonstrate that not only do large businesses have an entire ecology of focused programs, specific to large businesses and their needs, but that this software has distinct security implications than buyer or small enterprise software. identifying these dissimilarities, and analyzing the way this can be taken advantage of by an attacker, is the key to both striking and keeping safe a large enterprise.
The Web applications are the important part of your business every day, they help you handle your intellectual property, increase your sales, and keep the trust of your customers. But there's the problem that applications re fast becoming the preferred attack vector of hackers. For this you really need something that makes your application secure.
And, with the persistent condition of today's attacks, applications can easily be get infected when security is not considered and scoped into each phase of the software development life cycle, from design to development to testing and ongoing maintenance of the application. When you take a holistic approach to your application security, you actually enhance your ability to produce and manage stable, secure applications. Applications need training and testing from the leading team of ethical hackers, for this there should be an authentic plan to recover these issues that can help an organization to plan, test, build and run applications smartly and safely.
Large enterprises of a thousand people or even more have distinctly different information security architectures than many other smaller companies. Actually, they treat their information security as if they were still small companies.
We are going to discuss some attempts to demonstrate that not only do large companies have an entire ecology of specialized software, specific to large companies and their needs, but that this software has different security implications than consumer or small business software for the applications. Recognizing these differences, and examining the way this can be taken advantage of by an attacker, is the key to both attacking and defending a large enterprise. It’s really important to cover up the security procedures in the large enterprise.
Key Features:
· Web application security checking from development through output
· Security check web APIs and world wide web services that support your enterprise
· Effortlessly organize, view and share security-test outcomes and histories
· Endow broader lifecycle adoption th ...
1973-16 Tackling the challenges of cyber security_19_03_15shed59
The document discusses cyber security risks facing the energy and utilities industry. It outlines several high-profile attacks from 2010-2014 targeting energy companies. These companies are seen as valuable targets due to the critical infrastructure they support and valuable operational/customer data held. The industry is increasingly reliant on digital technologies like smart grids, which increases security risks. The document recommends establishing governance, improving skills, understanding business risks, managing third parties, implementing secure architectures, and establishing response capabilities to address challenges in a 7-step process. It also describes PA's Industrial Control System Security Health Check for assessing risks.
here has been an increase in the number of cybersecurity incident re.docxsimonithomas47935
here has been an increase in the number of cybersecurity incident reports. You realize that you need to increase awareness of security standards. In your security monitoring of the company networks, you use tools that track employee behavior.
You want company leadership to understand the technologies used in wireless networks and mobile device management, and you want those leaders to be educated about the implementation, threats, and safeguards for all devices-- including personal units that are used for work related tasks. You believe that executive leadership needs to incorporate these kinds of safeguards as part of its business strategy. You decide to compile a cybersecurity incident report that you will send to management. You will list the actions, defense, and preventative measures you have taken to address threats and why.
The report will incorporate terminology definitions, information about the cyber kill chain, and impact assessments. Your cyber incident report will need to illustrate the threats you discovered and the resolutions you employed. You want leadership to be confident about the strategy you have used to defend the company's networks.
Today's companies face many different security challenges to their networks, and a company's incident manager needs to be ready to respond to potential threats. Some of those threats can occur from the actions of well-intentioned employees who fail to follow security protocols, and others can arise from disgruntled workers who may be able to access accounts on personal devices long after leaving an organization.
Wireless devices and bring your own device (BYOD) computing in the workplace often increase productivity and convenience, but such ubiquitous access to resources can be a significant threat to organizational security, and BYOD computing adds another layer of concern for the incident manager.
Remote management, such as tracking and data swipes, helps to locate devices containing company data and to eliminate any unauthorized viewing of that data. Authentication, access controls, and strong encryption are just some of the security measures that need to be part of a secure wireless network and mobile device management practices in the workplace. However, security will need to evolve in order to protect against employees who may have malicious intent. It will need to include behavior cues as well as effective countermeasures, as the need for greater employee availability drives more wireless computing and BYOD integration in the workplace.
For this project, you will take a close look at the variety of threats facing an incident manager as you develop a
cybersecurity incident report (CIR)
for management with an
executive summary,
along with an
executive briefing
for a company. For details on the length of the assignments, see the final step of the project.
There are seven steps to complete the project. Each step will highlight the types of threats you will encounter. Most s.
This
c
yber
security workbook was developed by
Azstec LLC
to assist small business
es
in
implementing common sense processes and procedures
to
minimize cybersecurity risks.
While
we
have included in
formation for
develop
ing
a compre
hen
sive plan, w
e’
ve
also
included
a short
list of
the most important areas for you to focus on to
protect your business in 2016.
The document provides guidance on implementing secure architectures for industrial control systems such as process control and SCADA systems. It advises understanding the business risks fully through risk assessment before selecting and implementing security measures. The risk assessment identifies the most critical vulnerabilities to address. Then a risk reduction workshop should be held to agree on target security architecture and an implementation plan for security improvements.
The document provides information about Prometric's Cyber Security Essentials exam, including an overview of the exam content and structure. It discusses the seven major subject areas covered on the exam, how the exam was developed, a recommended study strategy, sample exam questions, and tips for taking the exam. Key details include that the exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions across various cybersecurity domains, takes 2 hours to complete, requires a score of 180 to pass, and was developed with input from cybersecurity subject matter experts.
Businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions must exercise due di.docxdewhirstichabod
Businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions must exercise due diligence in ensuring that the technology environment of the future organization is robust and adequately protects their information assets and intellectual property.. Such an effort requires time and open sharing to understand the physical locations, computing environment, and any gaps to address. Lack of information sharing can lead to a problematic systems integration and hamper the building of a cohesive enterprise security posture for the merged organization.
Often the urgency of companies undergoing a merger and acquisition (M&A) impedes comprehensive due diligence, especially in cybersecurity. This creates greater challenges for the cybersecurity engineering architect, who typically leads the cybersecurity assessment effort and creates the roadmap for the new enterprise security solution for the future organization. However, the business interest and urgency in completing the merger can also represent an opportunity for CISOs to leverage additional resources and executive attention on strategic security matters.
In this project, you will create a report on system security issues during an M&A. The details of your report, which will also include an executive briefing and summary, can be found in the final step of the project.
There are nine steps to the project. The project as a whole should take two weeks to complete. Begin with the workplace scenario and then continue to Step 1.
Deliverable
Cybersecurity for a Successful Acquisition, Slides to Support Executive Briefing
Step 1: Conduct a Policy Gap Analysis
As you begin Step 1 of your system security report on cybersecurity for mergers and acquisitions, keep in mind that the networks of companies going through an M&A can be subject to cyberattack. As you work through this step and the others, keep these questions in mind:
Are companies going through an M&A prone to more attacks or more focused attacks?
If so, what is the appropriate course of action?
Should the M&A activities be kept confidential?
Now, look at the existing security policies in regard to the acquisition of the media streaming company. You have to explain to the executives that before any systems are integrated, their security policies will need to be reviewed.
Conduct a policy gap analysis to ensure the target company's security policies follow relevant industry standards as well as local, state, and national laws and regulations. In other words, you need to make sure the new company will not inherit any statutory or regulatory noncompliance from either of the two original companies. This step would also identify what, if any, laws and regulations the target company is subject to. If those are different from the laws and regulations the acquiring company is subject to, then this document should answer the following questions:
How would you identify the differences?
How would you learn about the relevant laws and regulations?
How would .
The document discusses the risks IT infrastructure can pose to businesses and provides recommendations to improve security. It covers:
1) There are three elements of security - overall security, hacking, and privacy of data within IT systems.
2) Recent high-profile security failures show how breaches can damage reputation and business. Proper encryption, storage, and access rules for different types of data are critical to reduce risks.
3) Organizations need clear ownership and accountability for IT security and should regularly review security processes, access, and compliance with best practices. Outsourced IT providers also require oversight to ensure security standards are met.
ISE 510 Final Project Scenario Background Limetree Inc. is a resea.docxchristiandean12115
ISE 510 Final Project Scenario Background Limetree Inc. is a research and development firm that engages in multiple research projects with the federal government and private corporations in the areas of healthcare, biotechnology, and other cutting-edge industries. It has been experiencing major growth in recent years, but there is also a concern that information security lapses are becoming rampant as the company grows. Limetree Inc. is working to establish a strong reputation in the industry, and it views a robust information security program as part of the means to achieving its goal. The company looks to monitor and remain compliant to any regulation impacting its operations.
Limetree Inc. recently experienced a security breach; it believes confidential company data has been stolen, including personal health information (PHI) used in a research study. Limetree Inc. believes the breach may have occurred because of some security vulnerabilities within its system and processes.
Limetree Inc.’s virtual environment is presented in the Agent Surefire: InfoSec educational video game. The rest of the environment is presented via an interview with the security manager, Jack Sterling.
Highlight of Interview with Jack Sterling
Interview with Jack Sterling revealed the following about Limetree Inc.’s system and processes:
Hardware/Software:
Desktop Apps: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, MS Office, Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat
Applications/Databases:
Browser – Browser in use is Internet Explorer and browser security setting was set to low. Browsers allow remote installation of applets, and there is no standard browser for the environment.
Virus Software – MacAfee is deployed locally on each user's machine and users are mandated to update their virus policy every month.
SQL Database – Ordinary users can escalate privilege via SQL Agent. Disk space for SQL database log is small and is overwritten with new information when it is full. Limetree Inc. is not using any encryption for sensitive data at rest within the SQL server environment.
Network:
The network comprises the following: three web/applications servers, three email servers, five file and printer servers, two proxy servers, seven remotely manageable Cisco switches, 250 desktops, three firewall devices, one gateway (router) device to the internet, and three wireless access points.
Configuration Highlights:
Wireless – Wireless network is available with clearly advertised SSID, and it is part of the local area network (LAN). There is no segmentation or authentication between the wireless and wired LAN. Visitors are provided access code to the wireless network at the front desk to use the internet while they wait to be attended to.
Managed switches – There is no logging of network activities on any of the switches.
Web server – Public-facing web server is part of the LAN. This is where internet users get needed information on the company. The web servers are running the f.
Empowering Employees for Cyber Resilience: A Guide to Strengthening Your Orga...Richard Lawson
This comprehensive guide focuses on empowering employees to contribute to their organization's cybersecurity posture. It outlines the importance of investing in cybersecurity skills and training, implementing strong security controls, understanding incident response plans, monitoring the work environment for threats, and continuously educating employees about cybersecurity best practices. By fostering a security-conscious workforce and encouraging active participation in cybersecurity efforts, organizations can significantly reduce the risk of cyberattacks and build a more robust and resilient defense against potential breaches.
4MANUAL OVERVIEW
5SECTION 1:Introduction: Welcome to CyberLeet
51.1 Introduction
51.2 Your Role at CyberLeet
61.3 Purpose of This Manual
7SECTION 2:CORE TENETS OF CYBERSECURITY
72.1 Confidentiality
72.2 Integrity
82.3 Availability
9SECTION 3:CYBERSECURITY POLICIES
93.1 Password Policies
93.2 Acceptable Use Policies
103.3 User Training Policies
103.4 Basic User Policies
11SECTION 4:THREAT MITIGATION SCENARIOS
114.1 Theft
114.2 Malware
124.3 Your Choice
13SECTION 5: REFERENCES
MANUAL OVERVIEW
You are the training manager at CyberLeet Technologies, a midsized firm that provides cybersecurity services to other businesses. CyberLeet’s core customer base is sole proprietorships and other mom-and-pop shops that are too small to have their own IT departments and budgets. Generally speaking, your clients have a reasonably high risk tolerance, and put a premium on the functionality of their IT systems over stringent security measures. However, you also have clients that must protect highly sensitive information in order to continue operating successfully. For example, CyberLeet supports a few small public-accounting firms that need to maintain important tax-related information, as well as several day-care businesses that must keep children’s health records private while allowing necessary access for certain caregivers. In the past year, CyberLeet has experienced rapid growth, which means you can no longer personally provide one-on-one training to every new information security analyst as they are hired. Therefore, you have decided to create a training manual that will explain to the current and future cohorts of new hires the essential principles and practices that they must understand in order to be successful in their role as information security analysts at CyberLeet.
Manual Layout
There are four sections in the manual, which cover all the components of a new employee training manual. As the training manager, you must complete each section using information you learned in this course. Refer to the background information on CyberLeet and apply the appropriate information that best matches based on the size of the company, the value of cybersecurity, and its core tenets. Apply best practices of cybersecurity principles for addressing the common threat scenarios of a sole proprietary business. The main sections of the manual you are responsible for completing are the following:
· Introduction
· Core tenets of cybersecurity
· Developing cybersecurity policies
· Threat mitigation scenarios
In Section One, describe the organization. Provide a short history of the company, define the way it operates, and describe its place within the industry and the community it serves. Follow the prompts to complete each section. All prompts should be deleted prior to submitting this section. SECTION 1:
Introduction: Welcome to CyberLeet1.1 Introduction
Prompt: Explain the value of CyberLeet Technologiesas a provider of cybersecurity services to its .
The Security and Compliance Plan for Maxistar Medical Supplies Company Abdulrahman Alamri
The document outlines Maxistar Medical Supplies Company's new Security and Compliance Plan. It identifies known risks in their current system, including issues with change control, access controls, network architecture, data center location, and lack of data encryption. It proposes implementing the NIST Risk Management Framework to address risks. The new plan includes 5 phases to improve access controls, change management processes, network security, database encryption, and security monitoring. It selects common security standards from NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, and HIPAA to ensure compliance.
CompTIA CySA Domain 3 Security Operations and Monitoring.pptxInfosectrain3
The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) certification exam requires you to know how to use tools and resources to monitor activities so that you can observe what’s going on and what the apps and users are doing, as well as how the system is working, and there are a variety of tools you may use to do so.
How to Secure Your Enterprise Network.docxNeilStark1
With the advent of the digital age, businesses have gone digital with the help of adequate enterprise networking setup that comprises IT infrastructures that provides connectivity among users, devices, and applications.
How to Secure Your Enterprise Network.pdfNeilStark1
With the advent of the digital age, businesses have gone digital with the help of adequate enterprise networking setup that comprises IT infrastructures that provides connectivity among users, devices, and applications.
How to Secure Your Enterprise Network.docxNeilStark1
With the advent of the digital age, businesses have gone digital with the help of adequate enterprise networking setup that comprises IT infrastructures that provides connectivity among users, devices, and applications.
This document provides guidelines and information about conducting facility environmental audits. It discusses the purpose of internal audits to evaluate risk management and overall health of company processes. The document provides templates, checklists and tools to help with internal audits. It also discusses data privacy management, IT risk management, network security, and compliance with standards like ISO and regulations like HIPAA.
Risk Mitigation Plan Based On Inputs ProvidedTiffany Graham
1. The access control policy outlines how access control methodologies will secure information systems through authorization and access restriction. A reference monitor will enforce access controls based on authorizations in an administrator-managed database.
2. Discretionary access control allows flexible user-defined access permissions but increases security risks if data is made too accessible. Mandatory access control uses a hierarchy approach where the system administrator centrally controls all resource access settings.
3. The policy will employ both discretionary and mandatory access control. Discretionary control allows flexibility while mandatory control provides centralized administration of access to increase security overall. Together these methods balance usability with strict
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Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation (not including the title and reference slides) that examines the specific audit steps that should be performed to evaluate the
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CSEC 610 Project 3 Assessing Information System Vulnerabilities and Risk
CMGT 400 Grading Rubric Learning Team – CMGT 400 Week 4 Learning Team Grading Rubric – Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan
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CMGT 400 Week 4 Learning Team Grading Rubric - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan
PTs
Grade
COMMENTS
Content (77.0 points)
Using the financial services scenario from the Week 2 and Week 3 Learning Team assignments, “Financial Service Security Engagement,” create an 8- to 10-page Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan with the following:
· Determine the recovery model for your backup and recovery strategy (16pts.)
· Design the backup strategy and include a diagram to document your backup strategy. (16pts.)
· Include recovery steps in your diagram (16pts.)
· Recommend a schedule for backups (13 pts.)
· Explain how you will test your backup and recovery strategy (16pts.)
· Recovery sites
· Hot site
· Warm site
· Cold site
· Order of restoration
· Backup types
· Differential
· Incremental
· Snapshot
· Full
· Geographic considerations
· Off-site backups
· Distance
· Location selection
· Legal implications
· Legal implications
· Data sovereignty
· Continuity of operation
· Exercises
· After-action reports
· Failover
· Alternate processing sites
· Alternate business practices
Submit the assignment.
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X out of 77
Research
Assignment has research depth including at least two outside relevant peer reviewed references from course material and/or the library.
7
Organization
Assignment is organized appropriately covering all required topics in a logical sequence. Title, introduction, body, conclusion and references are included in required sequence.
3
Mechanics, Quality and APA:
Assignment projects professional, quality image, meets academic integrity requirements. Meets APA format. Include title page and reference section. References in APA format. No spelling errors - the paper has obviously been proofread. Title and reference pages do not count toward the length requirement.
3
TOTAL POINTS FOR RESEARCH, ORGANIZATION, QUALITY, AND APA REQUIREMENTS
X out of 13
TOTAL POINTS
(X out of 90 possible points) 04-29-19 rpg
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Financial Service Security Engagement
John Fulcher, LatoyaDavis, RenitaGarland, WilliamCrabb, LoganHampton Comment by Ellen Gaston: Include the names of all participating team members
CMGT 400
October 1, 2019
Financial Service Security Engagement
Customers are a critical stakeholder to every business organization across the globe. As the learning team for a financial service company specializing in sales and management of an investment portfolio for high net-worth individuals, the team has a responsibility to ensure safety. As a measure to improve confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, the company migrated to cloud-based, customer relationship management. However, the chief information security officer (CISO) is concerned about the new system security. This ...
How Test Labs Reduce Cyber Security Threats to Industrial Control Systemse cy...Schneider Electric
Federal agencies are moving their industrial control systems (ICS) from operational business networks to separate, dedicated networks in order to enhance security. However, without a system to test the new equipment and software coming into these separate networks, security risks will persist. This paper explores the impact on security of instituting a sanctioned ICS test lab and recommends best practices for setting up and operating these labs.
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Describe the ways to detect these malicious code and what tactics bad actors use for evading detection.In the network diagram: include the delineation of open and closed networks, where they co-exist.In the open network and closed network portion, show the connections to the InternetPhysical hardware components. Include routers and switches. What security weaknesses or vulnerabilities are within these devices?Discuss operating systems, servers, network management systems.data in transit vulnerabilities
endpoint access vulnerabilities
external storage vulnerabilities
virtual private network vulnerabilities
media access control vulnerabilities
ethernet vulnerabilities
Possible applications. Current and future mobile applications and possible future Bring Your Own Device policy. Include:
remediation
mitigation
countermeasure
recovery
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SPT 208 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Marketing and advertising are often used interchangeably, yet throughout this course you have learned that marketing is a much larger concept that requires a
strong understanding of consumer behavior, products and services, and often the greater economic environment. Marketing is applicable to every industry and
discipline in one way or another, but within the sport industry we have the chance to see the application of marketing concepts as if under a spotlight due to the
industry’s global reach and importance to society.
Your final project is the creation of an Opportunity and Consumer Analysis. You will select a sport team, individual, facility, or organization as the focus of your
consumer and opportunity analysis. When selecting your area of focus, think about your interests and career aspirations. As you progress through the course,
you will have the opportunity to practice the skills required for this project in several milestone activities. Your final deliverable will include a strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of your selected focus; a consumer analysis; an analysis of successful marketing and media strategies;
and a brief 1-, 3-, and 5-year plan that allows you to explain your intended use of a proven marketing strategy and various media opportunities. Please note that
your Opportunity and Consumer Analysis will be an eligible artifact to include in your program portfolio, as it will highlight your ability to recognize consumer
characteristics and opportunities for brand improvement.
The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final Opportunity and Consumer Analysis will be submitted in Module Seven.
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
• Analyze consumer behaviors for the influence of political, cultural, and social events on consumer motivation at the local, national, or international
levels within the sport industry
• Illustrate the application of key marketing strategies in successful sport-specific marketing campaigns
• Identify proven marketing strategies that can be successfully applied to specific sport marketing scenarios to attract consumers
• Compare media opportunities for successfully communicating and marketing towards specific consumers within the sport industry
Prompt
Develop a comprehensive Opportunity and Consumer Analysis. Select a sport team, individual, facility, or organization and provide a thorough analysis of the
existing marketing strategies and consumers, and determine an opportunity for greater consumer reach. Outline a brief 1-, 3-, and 5-year plan for the marketing
opportunity.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Marketing Foc.
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Content (77.0 points)
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77
X out of 77
Research
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3
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Wednesday’s 6:00pm-8:30pm
Instructor: Michelle Colarusso, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Office: TBD
Cell phone: 724-396-9769 E-mail: [email protected]
Office hours: By appointment only Location: Antonian Hall 403
Carlow's Mission Statement
The mission of Carlow University, a Catholic liberal arts university, is to involve persons, primarily women, in a process of self-directed, lifelong learning which will free them to think clearly and creatively, to discover and to challenge or affirm cultural and aesthetic values, to respond reverently and sensitively to God and others, and to render competent and compassionate service in personal and professional life.
Course Description
This course will address issues related to counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients. These include issues of sexual identity development, coming out, homophobia and heterosexism, family and relationship issues, multicultural issues, youth, aging, spirituality, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse as well as ethical and professional issues in working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients through affirmative counseling/therapy.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment
What students will learn
How students will learn it
How students will demonstrate learning
Impact dominant culture has on LGBT individuals
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Multifaceted issues facing specific LGBT populations
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Familiarize themselves with theories of identity development
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Affirmative counseling/therapy and their knowledge and skill in providing it.
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Variety of counseling issues that have particular relevance to LGBT clients.
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Access to local and national resources available to assist in work with LGBT clients.
Readings, Experiential Activities, Class Discussions
Class Participation, Reflection Journals, Exam
Course Requirements and Resources
Methods of Involvement & Examination
Methods of Instruction
Classes will consist of didactic and experiential elements, including lectures, large and small group discussions, modeling, structured role-plays and simulations, live or video demonstrations, and student presentations in class and on CelticOnline/Schoolology. Primary methods include lecture/discussion, readings, and a variety of experiential exercises. Students will immurse themselves into the LGBTQ Cul.
SPOTLIGHT ON STRATEGY FOR TURBULENT TIMESSpotlight ARTWORK.docxsusanschei
SPOTLIGHT ON STRATEGY FOR TURBULENT TIMES
Spotlight ARTWORK Tara DonovanUntitled, 2008, polyester film
HBR.ORG
What Is
the Theory
f ̂ Fiof
y
Firm?
Focus less on competitive advantage and more on growth
that creates value, by Todd Zenger
f asked to define strategy, most execu-
tives would probably come up with
something like this: Strategy involves
discovering and targeting attractive
markets and then crafting positions that
deliver sustained competitive advan-
tage in them. Companies achieve these
positions by configuring and arranging
resources and activities to provide either
unique value to customers or common
value at a uniquely low cost. This view of strategy as
position remains central in business school curricula
around the globe: Valuable positions, protected from
imitation and appropriation, provide sustained profit
streams.
Unfortunately, investors don't reward senior
managers for simply occupying and defending po-
sitions. Equity markets are full of companies with
powerful positions and sluggish stock prices. The
retail giant Walmart is a case in point. Few people
would dispute that it remains a remarkable firm. Its
early focus on building a regionally dense network
of stores in small towns delivered a strong positional
advantage. Complementary choices regarding ad-
vertising, pricing, and information technology all
continue to support its low-cost and flexibly mer-
chandised stores.
Despite this strong position and a successful stra-
tegic rollout, Walmart's equity price has seen little
growth for most of the past 12 or 13 years. That's be-
cause the ongoing rollout was anticipated long ago,
and investors seek evidence of newly discovered
value—value of compounding magnitude. Merely
sustaining prior financial returns, even if they are
outstanding, does not significantly increase share
price; tomorrow's positive surprises must be worth
more than yesterday's.
Not surprisingly, I consistently advise MBA stu-
dents that if they're confronted with a choice be-
tween leading a poorly run company and leading a
well-run one, they should choose the former. Imag-
ine assuming the reins of GE from Jack Welch in Sep-
tember 2001 with shareholders' having enjoyed a 40-
fold increase in value over the prior two decades. The
expectations baked into the share price of a company
like that are daunting, to say the least.
To make matters worse, attempts to grow often
undermine a company's current market position.
As Michael Porter, the leading proponent of strat-
egy as positioning, has argued, "Efforts to grow blur
June 2013 Harvard Business Review 73
SPOTLIGHT ON STRATEGY FOR TURBULENT TIMES
uniqueness, create compromises, reduce fit, and
ultimately undermine competitive advantage. In
fact, the growth imperative is hazardous to strategy."
Quite simply, the logic of this perspective not only
provides little guidance about how to sustain value
creation but also discourages growth that might in
einy way move a compeiny away from i.
Sport Ticket sales staff trainingChapter 4Sales .docxsusanschei
Sport Ticket sales staff training
Chapter 4
Sales Staff
Developed not born
Skill set of a seller
Different to skill set of a manager
Sales process
Develop lifelong relationship with purchaser
Best source of increasing business
Upselling
Referrals
Sales Department
Recruit
Train
Develop
Motivate
Retain
Recommendations
Balance in house and outsourced
Communication between sales manager and sales staff
Success celebrations
Gather feedback from sales staff
Recruiting/Hiring
Personality, creativity (intangibles)
Fit with organization
Dress for success (opportunity taken seriously)
Positive attitude
Welcoming personality
Poised/confident (not over confident)
Initiative (carry conversation)
Energy, enthusiasm, commitment
Sales positions
10-20 inside sales staff
Supervisor to staff ratio 1:8
Annual training
New employee training (1 week to 1 month)
Ideal structure
8-16 Part-time
2 ½ months than ready to replace nonperforming FT
6-8 full time season ticket dedicated
3-6 full time group sales dedicated
Self-training
One book per month, mentor, seminars, practice
Sales Culture
Desired outcomes
Effectiveness
Productivity
Stability
Long term growth
Created by the sales manager (leadership)
Orlando Magic three A’s
Action
Visible displays
Find needs, wants, desires of employees
Reward accomplishments
Attitude
Believe in sales staff
Atmosphere
Visible signs of success
gong
Retaining/Motivating
Database management
Lead distribution
Reporting
Evaluation
Satisfy need of employees first
Better able to meet customer needs
Achieve organizational goals
Four types of sales employees
Competitor
Rivalries, win contests
It’s All About me
Recognized as best
Achiever Team Builder
Recognition of achievements, group success
Empathetic Seller
Cultivate relationships, not volume producers
Sales Career
Exploration
Establishment
Maintenance
Disengagement
Employee rate feeling appreciated and informed as top want
Sport Consumer Incentivization
Chapter 3
Incentives
Depend on consumption motives
Items of perceived value that add to offer
Overcome indifference or resistance
Later stage of buying/communication process
Price based incentives
Discounting core product damaging
Contingency based
Consumer action (provide info, prior purchase, etc) prior to price reduction
Attract infrequent customers
8% increase in attendance (top 10, 2004)
“cherry pickers” – only attend with promotion
MLB
14% increase, 2% watering down effect, more is better, weekdays (vs. high attendance – max total entertainment value)
Incentives continued
Rule changes, star players (consumption incentive)
Place based incentives
26 fundamental motives for sport consumption
Primary motives
Achievement
Ordinary runners (sense of accomplishment)
Perfect attendance
Vicarious achievement (enhance self esteem through success of athlete)
Sponsors – increased sales volume, exposure
Craft
Developing or observing physical skill
Winning record – highest predictor of attendance/s.
SPOTLIGHT ARTWORK Do Ho Suh, Floor, 1997–2000, PVC figures, gl.docxsusanschei
SPOTLIGHT ARTWORK Do Ho Suh, Floor, 1997–2000, PVC figures, glass plates, phenolic sheets, polyurethane resin; modules 100 x 100 x 8 cm
Installation view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
Why We Love
to Hate HR
...and What HR
Can Do About It
by Peter Cappelli
SPOTLIGHT ON RETHINKING HUMAN RESOURCES
Peter Cappelli is a
professor of management
at the Wharton School and
the author of several books,
including Will College
Pay Off? A Guide to the
Most Important Financial
Decision You’ll Ever Make
(PublicAffairs, 2015).
HBR.ORG
July–August 2015 Harvard Business Review 55
These feelings aren’t new. They’ve erupted now
and in the past because we don’t like being told how
to behave—and no other group in organizational life,
not even finance, bosses us around as systematically
as HR does. We get defensive when we’re instructed
to change how we interact with people, especially
those who report to us, because that goes right to the
core of who we are. What’s more, HR makes us per-
form tasks we dislike, such as documenting problems
with employees. And it prevents us from doing what
we want, such as hiring someone we “just know” is
a good fit. Its directives affect every person in the
organization, right up to the top, every single day.
The complaints also have a cyclical quality—
they’re driven largely by the business context. Usu-
ally when companies are struggling with labor issues,
HR is seen as a valued leadership partner. When
things are going more smoothly all around, manag-
ers tend to think, “What’s HR doing for us, anyway?”
This doesn’t mean that HR is above reproach.
Quite the contrary: It has plenty of room to improve,
and this is a moment of enormous opportunity. Little
has been done in the past few decades to examine the
value of widely used practices that are central to how
companies operate. By separating the effective from
the worthless, HR leaders can secure huge payoffs for
their organizations. But it’s important to understand
HR’s tumultuous history with business leaders and
the economy before turning our attention to what the
function should be doing now and in the future.
The “Personnel” Pendulum
How top executives feel about HR pretty reliably re-
flects what’s going on in the U.S. economy. When the
economy is down and the labor market is slack, they
see HR as a nuisance. But sentiments change when
labor tightens up and HR practices become essential
to companies’ immediate success.
Think back to the Great Depression. People would
put up with nearly anything to stay employed. Line
managers complained that personnel departments
were getting in the way of better performance, which
they thought could be achieved with the “drive” sys-
tem: threatening workers and sometimes even hit-
ting them if they failed to measure up.
Similarly, business leaders didn’t put a lot of
stock in HR during the 2001 and 2008 recessions, be-
cause employees—keenly aware of how replaceable
th.
Sponsorship Works 2018 8PROJECT DETAILSSponsorship tit.docxsusanschei
Sponsorship Works 2018 8
PROJECT DETAILS
Sponsorship title:
Audi Cup
Duration of sponsorship:
2009-present
Case study entered by:
Audi AG
Sponsor’s industry sector:
Automotive
Rights-holder:
Audi AG (Ownership Platform)
Agency:
brands and emotions GmbH
– Lead Agency, Audi Cup
Other organisations involved in the
planning, activation or evaluation:
FC Bayern Munich;
Several service providers (including event
agency, TV commercialisation,
TV production, etc.).
Campaign summary
Launched in 2009, the year of Audi’s 100th anniversary,
the Audi Cup is a pre-seasonal worldwide football
tournament. Leading teams including FC Barcelona,
Real Madrid and Manchester United meet in Munich
for the biennial Audi Cup during the summer break in
football.
The event is an owned and mainly refinanced
platform by Audi with a strong international media
presence, achieving around 2.5 billion consumer
contacts across television and online media at each
tournament in around 200 countries. With cutting-edge
technologies as an integral part of its staging and
coverage, the event provides a global opportunity to
highlight Audi’s “Vorsprung durch Technik” values.
Planning
Business needs
The Audi Cup provides an ideal platform to present
a strong, resonating connection between top-level
international football and the brand’s “Vorsprung
durch Technik” positioning. Audi has been involved in
international football for over 14 years and the launch
of the Audi Cup in 2009 established a new benchmark
in proprietary sports marketing, creating a whole new
way for Audi to implement its own rights in a highly
controlled and targeted manner.
Taking a “high-tech” approach to the world of
football broadcasting and marketing, the Audi Cup
meets the clear business need for Audi to demonstrate
Audi and the Audi Cup
A u d i a n d t h e A u d i C u p
Sponsorship Works 2018 9
A u d i a n d t h e A u d i C u p
and underpin its core brand proposition as a highly
innovative, technologically advanced automotive
company.
The development and implementation of tools
including the first ever implementation of digital overlay
of led boards in live broadcasting and the first ever live
holographic press conference in sport, a dedicated
chatbot and Alexa Skill and the Audi Player Index, not
only underline Audi’s status as a “high-tech” brand but
genuinely enhance enjoyment of the tournament for
fans, building a truly relevant connection.
Sponsorship selection
Audi’s long association with football, with its focus on
high-profile, global clubs, saw the brand develop from
a classic sponsor to an owner and organiser of various
leading platforms in its own right – the Audi Cup, Audi
Summer Tour and Audi Football Summit. With these
properties and its year-round association with the
game, Audi set itself the goal of elevating its successful
sponsorships into full ownership; Audi shifted from a
host or a marque associated with the.
SPM 4723 Annotated Bibliography You second major proje.docxsusanschei
SPM 4723
Annotated Bibliography
You second major project for the course will be an annotated bibliography. Instead of writing a
paper, an annotated bibliography requires you to research a particular legal topic or question, of
your choosing, in sports and find academic and law review articles that address that topic. You
will develop a question about a legal topic in sports and find seven law review articles to
summarize. Each article summary should be 300-350 words in length and should both explain
the contents of the article and its relevance to your question or topic. The summaries should be
written in your own words. You are required to select law review articles using LexisNexis. The
format for the annotated bibliography is explained below.
Please put your topic as the title for your paper. Next, each annotation should begin with the
APA citation for the article in bold print (do not include web links), followed by a summary of
the article (300-350 words) explaining how it addresses your question. The complete annotated
bibliography should be double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. You
will be submitting it through Turnitin via Canvas, do not include your name, course number,
date or UFID on your annotated bibliography (similar to the case briefs). You should start each
annotation on a separate page, and please remember to begin each annotation with the APA
citation for the article as instructed above. This assignment is due on Wednesday, April 22nd.
1.Which of the following is not a key component of the conceptual framework of accounting?
Select one:
a. internal users
b. the objective of financial reporting
c. cost constraint on useful financial reporting
d. elements of the financial statements
2.The balance sheet and income statement for Joe's Fish Hut are presented below:
Joe's Fish Hut
Balance Sheet
As at December 31
2016
2015
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
$180,623
$60,300
Accounts receivable
$18,900
$14,200
Inventory
$23,600
$25,300
Total Current Assets
$223,123
$99,800
Property, plant & equipment
$129,000
$184,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation
$-26,900
$-21,600
TOTAL ASSETS
$325,223
$262,200
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$28,000
$41,800
Current portion of bank loan
$9,500
$9,500
Total Current Liabilities
$37,500
$51,300
Non-current portion of bank loan
$71,000
$42,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$108,500
$93,300
Shareholders' Equity
Common shares
$80,000
$54,400
Retained earnings
$136,723
$114,500
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
$216,723
$168,900
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$325,223
$262,200
Joe's Fish Hut
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Sales
$137,000
COGS
$83,200
Gross Profit
$53,800
Operating Expenses
Insurance Expense
$1,600
Rent Expense
$5,380
Salaries Expense
$5,150
Telephone Expense
$840
Interest Expense
$1,340
Depreciation Expense
$5,300
Total Operating Expenses
$19,610
Operating Profit Before .
Speech Environment and Recording Requirements• You must have a.docxsusanschei
Speech Environment and Recording Requirements
• You must have an audience of at least 5 adults 18 years or older for all speeches. The audience must be live and in person, that is, physically present. Virtual attendance is not permitted. Your video recording must show the 5 individuals sitting as ENGAGED audience members. The audience should be visible before, during, and after the speech and you should be facing your audience. The camera should be placed behind your audience.
• You are required to record and post all 3 speeches in order to earn a passing grade in this course.
• The video must be of a high enough quality that the instructor is able to see your full facial expressions and gestures. Your instructor will need to be able to hear your voice very clearly. You risk a failing grade if your instructor is not able to discern facial expressions or subtle changes of vocal intonation on the recording.
• Be sure to record your presentation from head to toe. Your instructor needs to be able to see your posture and other elements.
• Be certain to record your video in landscape (wide), not portrait (tall).
• You may not stop the recording and re-record a section of your speech. What you
submit must be a complete presentation from start to finish with NO EDITING. You could record your speech a few times and then pick the best presentation to send. Just make sure you only submit one copy of your best speech.
• You will upload your speech following the YouTube directions and proper privacy guidelines. Speech capture directions and instructions are in Module 1 of the Blackboard online classroom.
• Be certain to provide a video link to your speech that is available for your instructor and college administrators to view without requiring passwords or special permissions. Submitting a link that does not immediately provide this access results in a failing grade for your speech and could result in a failing grade for the course. You cannot use Google Hangouts or other mediated communication in place of a live audience. Your live audience must be physically present at the location you deliver your speech.
• Any attempt to circumvent live speech audience requirements perceived by your instructor as deceptive, dishonest or otherwise disingenuous results in a zero for your speech with no opportunity to make it up and may result in a failing grade in the course and referral to the appropriate FSCJ administrative official for academic dishonesty.
• The video link (URL) you provide for your speech must remain posted, active and viewable until 14 calendar days following the official scheduled end of the semester, according to the official FSCJ academic calendar. Removing your speech from the URL or link you provide automatically reverts any score you have to a zero and will result in a failing grade for the course.
• Attempts to work around presenting in front of a live audience are considered academic dishonesty.
• Posting your speech on a screen or readin.
Sped4 Interview 2.10.17 Audio.m4aJodee [000008] And we are .docxsusanschei
Sped4 Interview 2.10.17 Audio.m4a
Jodee: [00:00:08] And we are looking at the collaborative process between secondary special ed teachers and transitioning and transition specialists when transitioning students with autism spectrum disorder or other disabilities from secondary to higher. OK so the first question is is describe the condition process as you understand it from the guidelines of the secondary transition plan.
Sped4: [00:00:52] OK. So first thing is a series of assessments that are appropriate for assessing it can include you know obviously interviewing the teacher not not the teacher the student and then sometimes parents are involved in that process. Then there's other batteries of tests. Things like the couter doing AZCIS things other interests inventories and things of that nature to get that. Looking at transcripts students grades grade reports in those things and taking those all that data and that assessment information and looking at that.That's my understanding and interpretation and kind of what I do.
Jodee: [00:01:46] So you know it's the responsibility of the secondary teacher special ed teacher as the case manager to interview the students. And you know one of the big pieces that we look at is the age appropriate goals. You know if you've got a student who is who is autistic academically They're very bright. They can do the work but they have absolutely zero social skills. And they want you maybe studied to be. They want to go into broadcast journalism or something along those lines. So it's like having you determined you know is it like a collaborative effort. You determine and work with the other person you know because sometimes you have to be that person and say yes might not be the best fit for you. How does that kind of playing into things.
Sped4: [00:02:51] I don't know like I don't mind doing that or being the one.
Sped4: [00:02:58] I haven't run into that exact situation but I have other situations where students wanted to go straight to university from high school and just had these visions of grandeur. But their GPA would not allow for that or they had other deficiencies and things of that nature. And so it's just it's sometimes it's like literally printing out the requirement and showing them just saying you know these aren't going to work. It's not a possibility. However it doesn't mean that you can't go on to higher education. And just providing them alternative routes like one if there is enough time if there for example is there a sophomore or a junior. You know we look at like Well is there enough time to get rid of these deficiencies. Can you take some of these courses. Can you do that to get your GPA up to get rid of the deficiencies et cetera. Is that feasible. Is that feasible with money or mom is mom and dad going to pay for that you know. And is there enough time or looking. OK well if that's not an option then community college is not necessarily a bad thing to do it right. When did yo.
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Jodee: [00:00:01] This is a focus group with the secondary special education teachers. So anybody feel free to chime in and we just talked about the secondary transition plan and theoretical principles of Situation and support. So the first question is How does political correctness influence transition process. So think about some of the terminology that's changed. For example we don't refer to kids with cognitive impairment as being mentally retarded. So how does that PC influence the transition process. And anybody can feel free to speak up if they would like.
TS5: [00:00:49] Well I guess I'll start because I'm probably the least politically correct person around. I think you make an example of the fact of you know you know with. What you can and cannot say Well not everybody is up to date on the current lingo and everybody apparently might may be in denial about where their child is at cognitively when using certain terms they may expect more from their or their child than they're actually capable because we're not using terms of people understand or that people use. Obviously I'm not talking about in a hurtful way but you know I mean I have a student now that he's I guess they went out of their way to label him. You know he has a label of autism. But I keep telling these people on my autism is not his problem his cognitive is his problem as long as that IEP keeps talking about autism then that seems to be the direction of where they want to go with the services. And and I keep saying that autism is not the problem. So that's just my 2 cents on.
Jodee: [00:02:12] How has that worked so far just to kind of pair off your response on that TS5 how has it like you're able to see that it's not the Autism that's a problem. How do you stear that to the correct path and have deal with this and what the kid is capable of doing regarding transition.
Sped5: [00:02:34] Well I was fortunate in this area where I think it was an issue of the mom was in denial that it wasn't all the other teachers were like no. This is what this is what he needs. You know because of the IEP I'm trying to get him. You know support all the time and it's just a matter of when they look at the IEP and says why is it that it will be this and this and I'm like I didn't write the IEPP I didn't put down autism. I'll just tell you what I see now what I have and that's what it is. And so it wasn't until at an an IEP meeting that the other teachers who see them every day too are like no this is where he's at. He needs the support he needs this because of x y z. So you know that's just for example.
Jodee: [00:03:25] Okay TS7 I'm going to kind of put you on the spot on for a minute when we talked a couple of days ago about that one student what were some of the things that you might have encountered in working with the parents on regarding transitioning him. And you know just to give a bit with a bit of background history it was a young man diagnosed with.
Specialized Terms 20.0 Definitions and examples of specialized.docxsusanschei
Specialized Terms
20.0
Definitions and examples of specialized terms for adaptive behavior assessments including content and statistical terms are proficient.
Limitations of Standardized Assessments
20.0
Substantial explanation of at least two limitations of standardized assessments is provided.
Consultative Role of Special Education Teacher
20.0
The description of consultative role of the special education teacher in helping parents/ guardians understand the process of assessments and terminology is expertly addressed.
Aesthetic Quality
5.0
Design is pleasing. Skillful handling of color, text and visuals creates a distinctive and effective presentation. Overall, effective and functional audio, text, or visuals are evident.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
5.0
Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors.
Organization
5.0
The content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas that relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)
5.0
Sources are documented completely and correctly, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Percentage
100
.
Special notes Media and the media are plural and take plural verb.docxsusanschei
Special notes: Media and the media are plural and take plural verbs. The use of personal pronouns "we" and "you" are unacceptable in academic writing except when otherwise indicated. The use of the first person "I" is not called for in this assignment.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer the following questions:
· What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the last 120 years or so? Discuss at least five forms of major mass media in order of development. Choose from movies, recorded music, radio, television, video games, internet streaming, and social media. Newspapers may be included but only those developments in the last 120 years or so. We are not requesting the history of mass media, mass media developments before 1900, and identification of communications devices that are person to person and not mass media such as the telegraph and telephone.
· What innovations did each provide to consumers (what was new about them)? How did each medium change the lives and behavior of people after its introduction?
· What is meant by the term media convergence, and how has it affected everyday life?
· Conclude with a reflection on why media literacy is important for responsible media consumption today.
Format your essay according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Spelling and grammar check your work.
Note: your first paper will be annotated with regard to formatting, spelling, grammar, and usage, for which you will not be penalized, but you are responsible for applying these notes to subsequent assignments.
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SPECIAL ISSUE ON POLITICAL VIOLENCEResearch on Social Move.docxsusanschei
SPECIAL ISSUE ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Research on Social Movements and Political Violence
Donatella della Porta
Published online: 15 July 2008
# Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2008
Abstract Attention to extreme forms of political violence in the social sciences has been
episodic, and studies of different forms of political violence have followed different
approaches, with “breakdown” theories mostly used for the analysis of right-wing radicalism,
social movement theories sometimes adapted to research on left-wing radical groups, and
area study specialists focusing on ethnic and religious forms. Some of the studies on extreme
forms of political violence that have emerged within the social movement tradition have
nevertheless been able to trace processes of conflict escalation through the detailed exam-
ination of historical cases. This article assesses some of the knowledge acquired in previous
research approaching issues of political violence from the social movement perspective, as
well as the challenges coming from new waves of debate on terrorist and counterterrorist
action and discourses. In doing this, the article reviews contributions coming from research
looking at violence as escalation of action repertoires within protest cycles; political
opportunity and the state in escalation processes; resource mobilization and violent
organizations; narratives of violence; and militant constructions of external reality.
Keywords Political violence . Social movements
Attention to extreme forms of political violence in the social sciences has been episodic, with
some peaks in periods of high visibility of terrorist attacks, but little accumulation of results.
There are several reasons for this. First, some of the research has been considered to be more
oriented towards developing antiterrorist policies than to a social science understanding of the
phenomenon. In fact, “many who have written about terrorism have been directly or indirectly
involved in the business of counterterrorism, and their vision has been narrowed and distorted
by the search for effective responses to terrorism…. [S]ocial movement scholars, with very few
exceptions, have said little about terrorism” (Goodwin 2004, p. 259). Second, studies of
different forms of political violence have followed different approaches, with “breakdown”
theories mostly used for the analysis of right-wing radicalism, social movement theories
sometimes adapted to research on left-wing radical groups, and area study specialists focusing
on ethnic and religious forms. Third, and most fundamentally, there has been a tendency to reify
Qual Sociol (2008) 31:221–230
DOI 10.1007/s11133-008-9109-x
D. della Porta (*)
Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute,
Badia Fiesolana, Via dei Roccettini 9, 50016 San Domenico di Fiesole Firenze, Italy
e-mail: [email protected]
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Running Head CYBER SECURITY IMPROVEMENT AREASCYBER SECURITY.docx
1. Running Head: CYBER SECURITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS
CYBER SECURITY
Cyber Security Improvement Areas
Pureland Wastewater Treatment is a company that provides all
aspects of waste water treatment especially in the areas of both
biological fermentation industries as well as chemical
manufacturing. However, due to the toxic nature of the
chemicals this company uses, it has quite some special security
concerns. However, it is good to note that this company has
only put all its efforts on physical security and completely
ignoring on the cyber security. The Department of Homeland
Security however recently contacted both the organization’s
operation folks as well as the executives in regard to the
chemical they use in their operations terming it as very toxic.
As much as the company knew that this chemical, ( Chlorine
Dioxide) is very harmful, little did it not know that it is prone
2. to risks such as cyber terrorism. DHS therefore needs the
company to comply with not only the physical but also cyber
security regulations that are related to the use of this chemical
failure to which they will be subjected to heavy fines and
penalties or even the closure of the company.
Personally, there are a number of ways that I would
recommend the company to follow so as to ensure not only the
improvement of the company’s security, but also so as to ensure
compliance. To begin with, the company needs to create an
internal policy. This is because one of the greatest cyber
security risks in any company is usually the employees. For
example, there are quite a lot of cases where criminals get
through a company’s network either because an employee used a
poor password or he/she clicked on a line in an email which led
to the installation of a malware. Therefore, as much as the
employees should be educated or rather informed of the latest
scams that are going around, it is always good to check with the
personnel who put the server so as to ensure that all the
company’s protection rights are in place. Secondly, the
company needs to ensure that all its computers are up to date.
This basically means that the personnel behind the computers
have to ensure that all the notifications regarding firewall,
operating system or even antivirus are all up to date failure to
which they may lead to the creation of cracks within the defense
system.
Thirdly, the company can consider using cloud services so
as to store their data as well as when it comes to handling their
application needs. This is because, with the cloud services, the
companies crucial information remains safe even when let’s say
a malware destroys some files since the cloud services can
provide backup at any time. However, the company should
remember to only stick on reputable companies. Fourthly,
increasing the employees’ awareness is also very necessary.
Actually, it is one of the most cost effective methods of curbing
cyber-attacks. Awareness can only be achieved through training.
The company needs to train its employees about cyber-attacks,
3. how they occur, how to curb them as well as other issues. For
example, the company can introduce privacy training which will
help their employees to know the need of maintaining privacy
especially when it comes to their devices. This is because there
are malicious people who can take their devices and use them in
acquiring crucial information about the company.
The company also needs to ensure that their passwords are
very strong as well as that they change them frequently. Strong
passwords have to be long enough and should also combine
symbols, letters, numbers as well as other factors. They also
have to be changed regularly so as to prevent security issues,
for example, with a poor password; one can easily guess it and
hack the company’s accounts as well as get some very crucial
and confidential files. Lastly, the company will have to hire a
few competent security consultants. They will in turn help in
identifying any holes in the company’s infrastructure as well as
provide the right remedy.
4. References
Katrina Manning, (2015). 8 Ways Businesses Can Avoid Cyber
Attacks. Business 2 Community.
Craig Scotts, (2015). How to Stop Cyber Attacks on Your
Organization. The Guardian.
Bertrand Liard, (2015). Cyber risk: Why cyber security is
important. White & Case.
Cyber Security Improvement Plan1. Case Learning Objectives:
This assignment provides practical experience developing a plan
to improve security on an Industrial Control System based on a
completed Cyber Security risk assessment (provided to the
student). The following learning objectives are designed to
reinforce the unique requirements associated with Industrial
Control System Security.
· Document and communicate the current state for security of
the ICS
· Provide an overview of the network design including major
weaknesses in the physical design and layout of network
components with suggested network layout improvements
· Identify the threats and vulnerabilities facing the assets of an
Industrial Control System including Advanced Persistent
Threats and recommend potential security measures that could
have prevented those incidents
· Understand applicable regulations and include provisions for
achieving compliance within the plan
· Based on knowledge of recommended security best practices
and standards, document and communicate the desired future
state for security of the ICS
· Build the plan in a way that incorporates differing levels of
security controls depending on risk and criticality of the various
devices within the system
· Demonstrate understanding of ICS functionality, network
components, and protocols by devising a plan that improves
security and concurrently minimizes negative impact to process
5. operations and productivity
· Provide multiple options for security enhancements to
management with guidance on trade-offs involved with the
different options
· Demonstrate awareness of the unique challenges the exist in
securing Industrial Control Systems and customize security plan
to address those challenges
2. Assumptions for this case
Build your security improvement plan while taking into account
the following assumptions.
· The information provided in the risk assessment is accurate.
· Time Horizon for implementation is 12-24 months.
· DHS Regulated Chemical of Interest is used at the
Pressurization Station which is physically isolated from the
main plant site at a remote location with good physical security.
· Sample organization is using two ICS standards systems to
target Cyber Security improvements:
1. NIST Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security as
its preferred guidance document.
2. Department of Homeland Security CFATS regulation where
chemicals of Interest are used.
· Security on the business network is average for a mid-sized
corporation but has much room for improvement and routinely
deals with malware infection and security incidents.Assignment
Requirements used in grading rubric
The final paper pulls together all the parts you have been
working on throughout the course in a comprehensive cyber
security improvement plan that could be used by Pureland
Chemical. Be sure to include improvements to any content
submitted earlier in the course so that errors are not repeated.
Here are the guidelines for writing the paper including required
components and grading criteria.
6. failing-Below 74
Satisfactory-74-82
Good-83-91
Excellent-92-100
Knowledge of Content: 50% of rubric score
Work marginally reflects the assignment purpose
Work reflects the assignment purpose
Work is accurately detailed, and in line with course content
Work stands-out as exemplary, is accurately detailed, and in
line with course content
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Current State provides only basic information
Current State provides general information
Current State provides a detailed description of the security
status of the system
Current State provides a clear and concise description of the
security status of the system
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Includes a basic overview of the network design without
weaknesses identified
Includes a general overview of the network design including
basic description of weaknesses but no suggested improvements
Includes a relatively detailed overview of the network design
including general description of weaknesses and associated
improvements
7. Includes a clear and concise overview of the network design
including detailed description of weaknesses and associated
improvements
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Basic description of threats and vulnerabilities facing Industrial
Control Systems
Includes a general description of threats and vulnerabilities
facing Industrial Control Systems with no mention of APTs
Includes a relatively detailed description of threats and
vulnerabilities facing Industrial Control Systems with a general
description of APTs
Includes a clear and concise description of threats and
vulnerabilities facing Industrial Control Systems with a detailed
description of APTs
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Includes description of applicable regulations but no provisions
for achieving compliance
Include basic description of applicable regulations and
provisions for achieving compliance
Include detailed description of applicable regulations and
provisions for achieving compliance
Include clear and concise description of applicable regulations
and provisions for achieving compliance
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
8. 13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Desired Future State description provides only basic
information
Desired Future State description provides general information
Desired Future State description provides a detailed description
of the security status of the system
Desired Future State description provides a clear and concise
description of the security status of the system
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Plan suggests less than 5 areas of improvement which are not
covered well
Plan thoroughly addresses less than 5 areas of improvement.
Plan covers 5 areas of improvement but not thoroughly
Plan thoroughly addresses 5 or more areas of improvement with
at least one page per area
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Uses at least 2 Prof ref to support research with poor integration
Uses at least 3 Prof ref to support research with adequate
integration
Uses at least 4 references and integrates them acceptably into
the document
Uses 5 or more references and integrates them clearly and
concisely into the document
9. 0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Developing
Competent
Accomplished
Exemplary
Critical Thinking: 30% of rubric score
Ability to incorporate graphical data/info is emerging
Ability to incorporate graphical data/info is basic
Ability to incorporate graphical data/info & link key
relationships is proficient
Ability to incorporate graphical data/info & link key
relationships is superior
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Plan marginally describes the impact of the unique challenges
that exist in securing Industrial Control Systems
Plan assesses the impact of the unique challenges that exist in
securing Industrial Control Systems
Plan effectively assess the impact of the unique challenges that
exist in securing Industrial Control Systems with generalized
solutions to address those challenges
Plan assess in technical detail the impact of the unique
challenges that exist in securing Industrial Control Systems
with customized solutions to address those challenges
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
10. 15.3-16.7
Written: 20% of rubric score
Developing
Competent
Accomplished
Exemplary
Sentences are somewhat clear and well constructed, but lack
variety in format& length
Most sentences are clear and well-constructed some evidence of
variety in format, length, and complexity.
Sentences are clear and well-constructed - Some evidence of
variety in format, length, and complexity
Varied well-constructed sentences are evident throughout the
document with an appropriate stylistic flair
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Paper contains 5 or 6 spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical
errors
Paper contains 3 or 4 spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical
errors
Paper contains 1 or 2 spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical
errors
No spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical errors are readily
apparent
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
Paper contains 5 or 6 APA errors
11. Paper contains 3 or 4 APA errors
Paper contains 1 or 2 APA errors
No APA errors are readily apparent
0-12.3
12.4-13.7
13.8-15.2
15.3-16.7
PureLand Cyber Secrity Assessment
1/1/2014
Assessor: Luke Reissman
Disclaimer
This report is provided “as is” for informational purposes only.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide
12. any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained
within. In no event shall the United States Government or its
contractors or subcontractors be liable for any damages,
including but not limited to, direct, indirect, special or
consequential damages and including damages based on any
negligence of the United States Government or its contractors or
subcontractors, arising out of, resulting from, or in any way
connected with this report, whether or not based upon warranty,
contract, tort, or otherwise, whether or not injury was sustained
from, or arose out of the results of, or reliance upon the report.
The DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service,
including the subject of the assessment or evaluation in this
report. Any reference to specific commercial products,
processes, or services by trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise,
does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation,
or favoring by DHS.
The display of the DHS official seal or other DHS visual
identities on this report shall not be interpreted to provide the
recipient organization authorization to use the official seal,
insignia or other visual identities of the Department of
Homeland Security. The DHS seal, insignia, or other visual
identities shall not be used in any manner to imply endorsement
of any commercial product or activity by DHS or the United
States Government. Use of the DHS seal without proper
authorization violates federal law (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 506, 701,
1017), and is against DHS’s policies governing usage of the
seal.
The report is prepared and intended for internal use by the
organization that made the request. The contents of this report
may be subject to government or private intellectual property
rights. To request distribution of this report outside the
organization for which it was prepared, contact the CSET®
Program Office. The contents of this report may be reproduced
or incorporated into other reports, but may not be modified
without the prior express written permission of the CSET®
Program Office.
13. Advisory
CSET is only one component of the overall cyber security
picture and should be complemented with a robust cyber
security program within the organization. A self-assessment
with CSET cannot reveal all types of security weaknesses, and
should not be the sole means of determining an organization’s
security posture.
The tool will not provide an architectural analysis of the
network or a detailed network hardware/software configuration
review. It is not a risk analysis tool so it will not generate a
complex risk assessment. CSET is not intended as a substitute
for in depth analysis of control system vulnerabilities as
performed by trained professionals. Periodic onsite reviews and
inspections must still be conducted using a holistic approach
including facility walk downs, interviews, and observation and
examination of facility practices. Consideration should also be
given to additional steps including scanning, penetration
testing, and exercises on surrogate, training, or non-production
systems, or systems where failures, unexpected faults, or other
unexpected results will not compromise production or safety.
CSET assessments cannot be completed effectively by any one
individual. A cross-functional team consisting of
representatives from operational, maintenance, information
technology, business, and security areas is essential. The
representatives must be subject matter experts with significant
expertise in their respective areas. No one individual has the
span of responsibility or knowledge to effectively answer all the
questions.
14. Data and reports generated by the tool should be managed
securely and marked, stored, and distributed in a manner
appropriate to their sensitivity.
Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents4
Assessment Information6
Description Of Assessment7
Executive Summary7
Standards Compliance 8
Network Diagram9
Ranked Subject Areas10
PureLand Cyber Secrity Assessment
Page 3Assessment Information
Assessment Name:
PureLand Cyber Secrity Assessment
Assessment Date, (MM/DD/YYYY):
1/1/2014
Facility Name:
PureLand Wastewater Treatment Plant
City or Site Name:
Kalamazoo
State, Province or Region:
MI
Principal Assessor Name:
Luke Reissman
Assessor E-mail:
[email protected]
Assessor Telephone:
302-555-1212
15. Additional Notes and Comments:
Contact(s):
Description Of Assessment
Ficticious Cyber Security Self EvaluationExecutive Summary
Cyber terrorism is a real and growing threat. Standards and
guides have been developed, vetted, and widely accepted to
assist with protection from cyber attacks. The Cyber Security
Evaluation Tool (CSET) includes a selectable array of these
standards for a tailored assessment of cyber vulnerabilities.
Once the standards were selected and the resulting question sets
answered, the CSET created a compliance summary, compiled
variance statistics, ranked top areas of concern, and generated
security recommendations.
Standards Compliance
Network Diagram
Ranked Subject Areas
This chart shows subject areas needing the most attention. Each
bar represents the labeled subject area’s weighted contribution
so that the combined total always equals 100%. The weighted
contribution includes the importance of both the question and
the subject area, as well as the percentage of missed questions
in that subject area.
PureLand Wastewater Treatment
Cyber Security Case StudyCompany Summary
PureLand Wastewater Treatment Inc. (est. 2001) is a company
providing years of experience in all aspects of Wastewater
Treatment with special emphasis on the Chemical
16. Manufacturing and Biological Fermentation industries. We are a
flexible, responsive organization with a network of resources to
handle any size project. Each project is approached by utilizing
our strong sterilization and engineering skills while drawing on
our background in Operations, Service, Validation, and Quality
to provide solutions for all of your Wastewater Treatment
needs. We provide personal attention to ensure customer
satisfaction in all services and equipment we supply.Security
Concerns
PureLand has special security concerns due to the highly toxic
nature of some of the chemicals they use to sterilize and treat
wastewater streams for their customers. Although Physical
Security has always been on their radar and relatively strong,
Cyber Security has not been something that they were
particularly concerned about. After all, the chemicals they use
to do their work were not proprietary so they had little concern
about theft of intellectual property or trade secrets being
compromised.
All this changed recently when PureLand executives and
operations folks were contacted by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) in regard to a particularly toxic chemical they
use to sanitize Wastewater in biologically hazardous processes-
Chlorine Dioxide. DHS officials were aware of their use of the
chemical because of publicly available waste treatment permits
provided to PureLand by the EPA. As it turns out, Chlorine
Dioxide is on the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) list of chemicals of interest because of the
risks associated with chemical release or sabotage using this
chemical. PureLand was aware Chlorine Dioxide was a very
dangerous chemical, but they had never considered Cyber
Terrorism or theft of the chemical for sabotage when
completing prior risk assessments. The implications of this were
quite serious for PureLand, as they now are required by Federal
law to comply with both Physical and Cyber Security
17. regulations related to their use of this chemical of interest. DHS
officials made PureLand aware of their obligations and
informed them that they would be subject to an audit by DHS
within eighteen months that would assess their compliance with
CFATS regulations. If compliance was not achieved within 12
months of the initial audit, PureLand would be subject to huge
fines and penalties that could include closure of their facility.
PureLand Reaction
The PureLand Executives were quite alarmed by the news and
immediately formed an internal team to create a Cyber Security
improvement and compliance plan. The team researched the
issue and reviewed the information provided by DHS around
security standards. The first objective was to use a tool
provided by DHS to perform a Cyber Security Self Evaluation
on their computing systems. The hope was that by using this
free tool, they could get some insight on the most critical Cyber
Security gaps that existed and potentially provide a road map on
where to focus their security improvement plan. A team of
system administrators, security professionals, and management
representatives worked on the Cyber Security Self Evaluation
over a period of two days.
Cyber Security Self Evaluation Results
The results of the Self Evaluation were very disturbing for the
entire team. The evaluation reported varying levels of
compliance from 0% to 100%, but it was very clear that they
had their work cut out for them. The leadership team met with
the IT staff and their IT Security Analyst, and it was decided
that they didn’t have the internal staffing or appropriate skillset
to implement the needed security improvements within one
year. The decision was made to hire an outside consultant to
help devise and implement a Cyber Security improvement plan
that would achieve these critical objectives:
1. Reduce their risk from Cyber Security incidents to an
acceptable level
18. 2. Achieve compliance with CFATS regulations
3. Minimize negative impacts to production and safety
Path Forward
As the outside consultant, it’s your job to lead the effort to
create the Cyber Security improvement plan per the objectives
laid out in the accompanying document: Developing Cyber
Security Improvement Plan for Industrial Control System - Case
Study.
You’ll focus your efforts by studying the PureLand Cyber
Security Assessment which includes various tables and charts
indicating the areas of most concern. PureLand has contracted
you to provide two major deliverables for this contract:
1. Industrial Control System Cyber Security Improvement Plan
(Detailed requirements included in document – ICS security
improvement case description)
2. Presentation to key stakeholders one week prior to formal
plan presentation
Running Head: THREATS & VULNERABILITIES
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CYBER SECURITY
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Threats & Vulnerabilities
19. Threats & Vulnerabilities for the Pure_Land_wastewater:
As per analysis, there have been different threats and the
vulnerabilities which are not reflecting any priority or the
severity of the impacts. These are grouped under the following:
The Data:
The sensitivity of the PCS data has been never observed. It has
a major secured information with the proper identification of
the data into the category of sensitivity. The communication
links are mainly to handle the secured connection with the
database protection. The category of the vulnerability is based
on the default configuration of the OS with the administration
setup where there is no saving of the passwords as well as there
have been indefinite platform setups and the passwords are not
easily shares on this platform.
The security Administration:
For the handling of the different security policies, there is a
need to include the integration and the effectiveness of the PCS
which is basically directed to the security administration. The
policy and the procedures are for implementation, operation and
the maintenance. There has been effective policy and also the
security atrophies that direct to line the products of the security
free legacy environment. There are explorations based on the
contribution for the security furthermore as training the workers
for the prices and also the different reasons.
Architecture:
The architecture has been supported the together with of the
info storage and also the controlling. There are failure points
that aren't just for the vulnerability however also for the modern
architecture. the security and also the fireplace has been
integrated into PCS with the various measure and also the
control systems. The combination is mainly for compounding
20. the potential for the intrusion furthermore because the
disruption.
Network:
The vulnerabilities rely upon the system with the
implementation relying on the protocol setup with the lower
bandwidth of the channels of data. The configuration of the
passwords are effective with the technology setup just like the
local area network, routers and also the firewalls. These have
the vulnerability for the administrative deficiency beside
insecure configuration and management of the PCS network. the
main factor has been the connection between the PCS and also
the external network system.
Platforms:
The analysis is based on setting proprietary and non-proprietary
with the specifications just like the remote telemetry units and
also the intelligent electronic devices with the measurement of
the hardware. The devices are set for the specialisation of the
hardware with the set functionality with totally different
operational requirements. The password control and the
detection is principally supported the accessing of the
configurations to the RTUs--Remote telemetry units. These are
in the main set for the development and the deployment of the
program software.
Reference
Jason S, John D, and William Y (2011). common vulnerabilities
in critical infrastructure control systems Sandia, National
Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87185-0785 22 May 2003.
Running Head: NETWORK SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
21. 1
IMPROVING CYBER SECURITY
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Network security improvements
One of the secure enclaves that the PureLand Water Waste
adopted to improve cyber security is the defense-in –depth
strategy. This strategy puts into account that a combination of
security technologies, controls and policies must be done so as
to protect an industry control system.
Enclave Characteristic
Description
Comments
Functional group
They include the supervisory control, control loop and user
group
They have to active
Criticality of devices
Devices that ensure the data is protected and there is flow of
communication
22. Devices that are well working are recommended.
Data flow in/out
Steady flow
Reaches where it is required.
Perimeter Security Devices recommended
Intrusion prevention system, data diode and industrial protocol
filters
They protect accessing these enclaves without authority
Data monitored within enclave
The information of the hardware like the physical location of
the manufacture, the network address of the equipment and the
hardware device detail.
Should be secured and encrypted.
Methods used to monitor enclave
The use of host base security that controls the end-user
authentication
Helps improve the created enclave
The other secure enclave for the PureLand Water Waste is the
limit access. In the limit access strategy, monitoring of who is
accessing certain information and for what purpose is done.
Limited access
Enclave Characteristic
Description
Comments
Functional group
Control loops and user groups
They should be active functional groups
Criticality of devices
Role based- access control
Outsiders cannot access information
Data flow in/out
Steady but to authorized users only
23. Should be encrypted
Perimeter Security Devices recommended
Cctv, access control
They will prevent unnecessary access of data.
Data monitored within enclave
The water waste data
Should only be accessed by authorized operators
Methods used to monitor enclave
A control strategy ran by an operator
This strategy can start and even stop a pump but cannot be able
to change it.
The other secure enclave for this company is the physical
control. This is the physical attempt to prevent information
which includes; looking the computers in a cabinet and even
blocking the USB ports, mapping, putting the Ethernet switch
control.
Description
Comments
Functional group
Owner, operator, equipments and buildings
Must be active
Criticality of devices
Should be role- based controlled
Authorized users only access the information.
Data flow in/out
regulated
Should be regulated
Perimeter Security Devices recommended
Sensors, building systems, alarms, Cctv and lighting control
system,
Should be operational and very effective.
Data monitored within enclave
The information of the software as well as for the hardware
devices.
Should be the recommended data.
24. Methods used to monitor enclave
Blocking off the USB ports so that information cannot be
transferred from one device to another.
Very helpful.
Other Facility
ICCP Master
Historian
Database
SCADA
Historian
Endpoints
Business ServicesEmail
Web Server
HMI
Historian
MTU
IED/PLC IED/PLC IED/PLC IED/PLC
MTU
IED/PLC IED/PLC IED/PLC IED/PLC
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Running Head: CYBER SECURITY
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CYBER SECURITY
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Improvement Plan Outline
Improvement Plan Outline
A. Introduction
1. Definition of cybersecurity
2. Objectives of cybersecurity implementation plan
i. Maintain data integrity
ii. Protect confidentiality
iii. Ensure availability
B. Current state description
1. Identifying risks and vulnerabilities
i. Hardware and software configuration
a. Unsecured user accounts
27. b. Misconfigured internet services
c. Unsecured setting within the network equipment
ii. Network design
iii. Technological weaknesses
a. TCP/IP protocol weaknesses
b. OS weaknesses
c. Network equipment weaknesses
2. Internet security policy
i. Develop a written policy
ii. Application of logical access controls
iii. Software and hardware installation policy
iv. Developing disaster recovery plan
C. Overview of network weaknesses
1. Wireless access points
2. Internal unauthorized access
3. USB flash drives
D. Threats and vulnerabilities facing ICS
1. Unstructured threat from inexperienced employees
2. Structured threat from experienced hackers
3. External threat
E. Understanding of applicable regulations
1. CFATS compliance inspection
i. Preparation for inspection
a) Site map and current chemical inventory list
b) Documents showing changes to the existing security
measures
c) Documents to explain the procedures involved in storage and
transportation of chemicals.
d) Documented progress of planned security measures
e) The key human resource involved
ii. The inspection process
a. Observations
b. Interviews
28. c. Review of documents referenced in the security plan
d. Testing of the systems
F. Desired future state
1. To have all stakeholders responsible for the ICS security
2. A divided corporate and control network
3. Use of the recommended risk analysis and risk reduction
methodologies
4. Safe and secure working internal and external environment
G. Five areas of cyber-security to improve
1. Develop a formal plan security
2. Protect all computer networks and applications
3. Protect the firm against internal and external threats
4. Recruiting the required human resource to implement the
cybersecurity system
5. Investing cybersecurity training and education
H. Conclusion
1. Emerging issues in network security
2. Challenges facing cybersecurity
3. Continuous network monitoring and assessment
PureLand Wastewater Treatment
Cyber Security Improvement Plan
1
Introduction to PureLand
PureLand’s Current State
Cyber Security Evaluation
Threats
Vulnerabilities
29. Security Concerns- Overview
Network Diagram
Suggested Network Diagram
Desired Future State of Security
Recommendations for Areas of Improvement
Conclusion
Topics
PURELAND
Introduction to PureLand
The PureLand Wastewater Treatment Inc.- Established in 2001
Expertise in Wastewater Treatment solutions for Chemical
manufacturing and Biological Fermentation Industries
Rich in skilled resources with ability to handle projects of all
sizes and delivers quality solutions
A wide range of solutions for all Wastewater Treatment needs
Project specific approach by utilizing unique sterilization and
engineering skills
Client specific personal attention to maximize customer
satisfaction
The PureLand Wastewater Treatment Inc. was established in
2001 and gained 16 years of rich experience in the wastewater
treatment solutions
30. The PureLand is experience in wastewater treatment with
specialized treatment solutions for Chemical Manufacturing and
Biological Fermentation industries
The PureLand is capable of handling wide range of projects
with any size (Small, big, and complex projects)
The PureLand is rich with human resources who can design
project specific solutions with unique sterilization and
engineering skills
The PureLand is experienced in strong sterilization and
engineering skilled team, that can provide operations,
validations and quality solutions for wastewater treatment
The client specific personal attention provides maximum
customer satisfaction for its clients
References:
PureLand Cyber Security Case Study. (2014). PureLand Cyber
Security Case Study. Cyber Security Case Study
3
PureLand’s Security Concerns
Wastewater treatment process utilizes toxic and hazardous
chemicals, which has a special security concerns
Physical security is relatively stronger than Cyber Security and
it is vulnerable for malicious activity
PureLand’s Current State
The chemicals used for wastewater treatment process are not
proprietary
The PureLand is not majorly concerned about theft of
intellectual property or trade secrets
The PureLand uses Chlorine Dioxide for wastewater treatment
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials were
aware of use of Chlorine Dioxide for PureLand’s wastewater
sterilization
31. The DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
listed Chlorine dioxide as chemicals of interest, because of its
risk of chemical sabotage
The PureLand is aware of toxic nature of Chlorine Dioxide, but
never considered the risk of Cyber Terrorism or chemical theft
for sabotage
PureLand’s Security Concerns
PureLand’s wastewater treatment uses toxic and hazardous
chemicals which has a special security concerns
The physical security is relatively stronger than Cyber Security,
and the network is highly vulnerable for malicious activities
like hacking, intrusions, and malware attacks
The chemicals that were used for wastewater treatment process
are not proprietary
The PureLand is not concerned about the theft of intellectual
property and trade secrets as they are not owned by PureLand
and does not come under drug category
The PureLand uses Chlorine Dioxide for wastewater treatment
which is a biological hazard
The DHS is aware of use of Chlorine Dioxide for PureLand’s
wastewater sterilization
The DHS listed this chemical as Chemical of Interest according
to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
The PureLand is aware of toxic nature of Chlorine Dioxide, but
never considered as a risk of Cyber Terrorism or chemical theft
for sabotage
References:
PureLand Cyber Security Case Study. (2014). PureLand Cyber
Security Case Study. Cyber Security Case Study
4
32. PureLand’s Current State Cont.
DHS Audit Timelines
The DHS made PureLand aware of the obligations
The PureLand is subjected to CFATS regulations audit in 18
months
If PureLand fails CFATS regulations compliance in initial audit
(i.e. in 12 months) , then PureLand may be subjected to huge
fines, that results in facility closure
PureLand’s Reaction
Executives were worried about CFATS regulatory compliance
The PureLand formed an Internal Team to design Cyber
Security Improvement and Compliance Plan
Researched DHS report on security standards with an initial
objective to use Cyber Security Self Evaluation tool to identify
critical Cyber Security gaps
DHS Audit Timelines
The DHS made PureLand aware of the situation with respect to
CFATS regulations
The PureLand is subjected to CFATS regulations audit in 18
months
If PureLand fails in initial audit in 12 months period, then may
result in huge fines and penalties that may lead to closure of the
facility
PureLand’s Reaction
The PureLand’s Executive team is worried about DHS report on
CFATS regulatory compliance
The PureLand formed an Internal team to design Cyber Security
Improvement and Compliance Plan
33. A team of administrators, security professionals, and
management representatives researched the DHS reports with
initial objective to use Cyber Security Self Evaluation tool to
identify the gaps
References:
PureLand Cyber Security Case Study. (2014). PureLand Cyber
Security Case Study. Cyber Security Case Study
5
PureLand’s Current State Cont.
Cyber Security Self Evaluation Results
The PureLand’s Self Evaluation results were worrying with
compliance levels vary from 0% to 100%
The leadership meeting with IT staff and IT Security Analyst
had concluded that internal staff is not capable of
accomplishing security improvement in 12 months period
The decision was to hire external consultant to implement Cyber
Security improvement Plan
Cyber Security Improvement Plan Objectives
Reduce the Cyber Security incidents risks to an acceptable level
Achieve CFATS regulatory Compliance
Minimize negative impacts to Production and Safety
Cyber Security Self Evaluation Results
The PureLand’s Self Evaluation results were worrying and the
compliance levels vary from 0% to 100%
34. The leadership meeting with IT staff and IT Security Analyst
had concluded that internal staff is not capable of
accomplishing security improvement in 12 months period
The decision was made to hire external consultant to implement
Cyber Security improvement Plan
Cyber Security Improvement Plan Objectives
Reduce the Cyber Security incidents risks to an acceptable level
Achieve CFATS regulatory Compliance
Minimize negative impacts to Production and Safety
References:
PureLand Cyber Security Case Study. (2014). PureLand Cyber
Security Case Study. Cyber Security Case Study
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Cyber Security Evaluation
Standard Compliance- Good Level
System Protection
Portable/Mobile/ Wireless
Maintenance
Configuration Management
Audit & Accountability
Standard Compliance- Need Improvement
Training
Remote Access Control
Procedure
Policies
Physical Security
Personnel
Organizational,
Information and Documentation
Incident Response
Environmental Security
Continuity
Access Control
35. Standard Compliance- Undisturbed
System Integrity
Systems and services Acquisition
Risk Management and Assessment
Policies & Procedures General
Plans
Monitoring & Malware
Info Protection
Communication Protection
Account Management
The Cyber Security evaluation results grouped the standards as
Good, Need improvement and Undisturbed
Standards Compliance- Good Level
System Protection
Portable/Mobile/ Wireless
Maintenance
Configuration Management
Audit & Accountability
Standards Compliance- Need Improvement
Training
Remote Access Control
Procedure
Policies
Physical Security
Personnel
Organizational,
Information and Documentation
Incident Response
Environmental Security
36. Continuity
Access Control
Standards Compliance- Undistributed
System Integrity
Systems and services Acquisition
Risk Management and Assessment
Policies & Procedures General
Plans
Monitoring & Malware
Info Protection
Communication Protection
Account Management
References
Reissman, L. (2014). PureLand Chemical Network Diagram.
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool
7
Cyber Security Evaluation Cont.
SWOT ANALYSIS
The SWOT analysis fro Cyber Security Evaluation results are
represented in the diagram
Strengths
System Integrity
Policies & Procedures- General
Monitoring & Malware
Information Protection
Communication Protection
Account Management
Weakness
Training
37. Remote Access Control
Procedures
Policies
Physical Security
Personnel
Organizational
Information and Documentation
Incident Response
Environmental Security
Continuity
Access Control
Opportunities
DHS Inspection provided an opportunity to avoid future cyber-
attacks
12 months time for Corrective Action for CFATS regulatory
Compliance
DHS Cyber Security Self Evaluation helps in conducting self
evaluation for CFATS regulatory Compliance
External Consultant for Cyber Security Improvement Plan
Threats
Cyber-attack during design and implementation of Cyber
security Improvement Plan
Loss or theft of critical information
References
Reissman, L. (2014). PureLand Chemical Network Diagram.
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool.
8
Strengths
System Integrity
Weakness
38. Training
Threats
Cyber-attack during design and implementation of Cyber
security Improvement Plan
Opportunities
DHS Inspection to avoid future cyber-attacks
Policies & Procedures- General
Monitoring & Malware
Information Protection
Communication Protection
Account Management
39. 12 months time for Corrective Action
Cyber Security Self Evaluation
External Consultant for Cyber Security Improvement Plan
Loss or theft of critical information
Remote Access Control
Procedures
Policies
Physical Security
Personnel
Organizational
40. Information and Documentation
Incident Response
Environmental Security
Continuity
Access Control
Cyber Security Evaluation Cont.
The expected values of PureLand security is compared with
Universal and Ranked subjected areas
References
Reissman, L. (2014). PureLand Chemical Network Diagram.
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool.
9
PureLand Security Evaluation Report
Universal Training System Protection System Integrity
Systems and Services Acquisition Risk Management and
Assessment Remote Access Control Procedures
Portable/ Mobile/ Wireless Policies and Procedures
General Policies Plans Physical Security Personnel
Organizational Monitoring & Malware Maintenance
Information and Documentation Info Protection
Incident Response Environmental Security Continuity
41. Configuration Management Communication Protectio
n Audit and Accountability Account Management
Access Control 0.62 0.41 0.69 0
7.0000000000000007E-2 0.56000000000000005 0.8
0.33 0.62 0.68 0.17 0.77 0.43 0.55000000000000004
0.28999999999999998 0.32 1 0.26 0.42 0.73 0.48
0.26 0.25 0.42 0.73 0.73 Ranked Subject Areas
Training Syst em Protection System Integrity
Systems and Services Acquisition Risk Management and
Assessment Remote Access Control Procedures
Portable/ Mobile/ Wireless Policies and Procedures
General Policies Plans Physical Security Personnel
Organizational Monitoring & Malware Maintenance
Information and Documentation Info Protection
Incident Response Environmental Security Continuity
Configuration Management Communication Protection
Audit and Accountability Account Management Access
Control 0.01 0.04 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.1 0.02
0.05 0.02 0.02 0.03 7.0000000000000007E-2 0.02 0
0.08 0 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.15 0.02 Expected
Values Training System Protection System Integrity
Systems and Services Acquisition Risk Management and
Assessment Remote Access Control Procedures
Portable/ Mobile/ Wireless Policies and Procedures
General Policies Plans Physical Security Personnel
Organizational Monitoring & Malware Maintenance
Information and Documentation Info Protection
Incident Response Environmental Security Continuity
Configuration Management Communication Protection
Audit and Accountability Account Management Access
Control 4.924543288324066E-2 3.2565528196981726E-2
5.4805401111993633E-2 0 5.5599682287529786E-3
4.4479745830023829E-2 6.3542494042891182E-2
2.6211278792692611E-2 4.924543288324066E-2
5.4011119936457505E-2 1.3502779984114376E-2
6.1159650516282756E-2 3.4154090548054003E-2
42. 4.3685464654487687E-2 2.3034154090548049E-2
2.5416997617156472E-2 7.9428117553613967E-2
2.0651310563939634E-2 3.3359809372517868E-2
5.7982525814138194E-2 3.8125496425734706E-2
2.0651310563939634E-2 1.9857029388403492E-2
3.3359809372517868E-2 5.7982525814138194E-2
5.7982525814138194E-2
Man-made Threats
Physical
Chemical leaks
Catastrophic event
External Threats
Sabotage
Terrorist attack
Chemical Explosion
Mass destruction
Internal Threat
Dissatisfied employees
Theft and Damage to critical assets
Natural Disaster
Hurricanes, Floods and Earthquakes
Tornadoes and Windstorms
Snow, Ice storms and lightning strikes
Threats
Cyber Threats
Hacking
Malware attacks
43. Service Disruption
Operational Manipulation
Infrastructure Design Threats
Intrusions from Business Network to ICS
Single Firewall for Internet traffic
Infrastructure aging
Lack of network segmentation and enclaves
Inefficient patch management
Work Force Threats
Aging workforce
Skill set deficient
Dependency on External consultants
Advance Persistent Threats (E.g.. Stuxnet)
Man-made Threats
Intentional or Unintentional threats that can be physical threats,
chemical threats or leaks or Cyber Threats
These result in Conflicts, Violence or even catastrophic events
External Threat
Unauthorized access to physical assets resulting in Sabotage
Terrorist attacks on the PureLand ICS
Accidental or purposeful chemical explosion
Intentional use of weapons to cause mass destruction
Internal Threats
Threat from the dissatisfied employees, formal employees,
vendors, or from third party contractors, who are aware of
network weakness
Theft and damage to critical assets with with an intention of
monetary gain
Manipulating the wastewater treatment process resulting in
damage to the environment
Natural Disasters
44. In U.S. the Gulf Coast is prone to hurricanes, the West Coast is
prone to earthquakes, the Midwest prone to floods
Addition to this the U.S is prone to tornadoes, windstorms,
snow, ice storms, lightning strikes and droughts
Cyber Threats
The PureLand’s Cyber Security is weak, and is prone to hacking
and intrusion
Hackers can electronically corrupt the system by seizing the
information that is required for critical system process
The ICS network is vulnerable to service disruption and
operational manipulation
Infrastructure Design Threats
The Business network is connected to Control system network
and provides a good access and communication across the
network
This design facilitates business user access to critical systems
A single firewall between the internet and business network,
and this firewall is not capable of filtering packet data
There is no network segmentation, enclaves and perimeter
defense for ICS
The aging infrastructure is an another threat for PureLand and
old infrastructure can increase the risk of crisis
Workforce Threats
The DHS self-evaluation results have identified the risks for
PureLand, and at the same time, the PureLand does not have
technical capabilities to manage remediation for identified
findings
The PureLand need to depend on the external consultants to
reduce the risk and achieve compliance to an acceptable limit
Advanced Persistent Threats
The APTs are sophisticated network attacks in which
unauthorized individual gains access to the network and remains
undetected for a long period of time
The PureLand is vulnerable to APT attacks like Stuxnet, Flam,
Black Energy that can cause catastrophic events for Wastewater
plant
45. References
Jason Stamp, J. D. (2003). Common Vulnerabilities in Critical
Infrastructure Control Systems. Sandia National Laboratories,
1-14.
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Data Vulnerabilities
Lack of critical data segregation
Unrestricted access to critical information
Data historian access from business network
Business user’s can access control process
Intellectual property and chemical formulas are vulnerable to
theft
Security Administration and Management
Weak policies for data security and protection
Need for Security audits
Requires Trainings and awareness program
Vulnerabilities
Architecture
Single communication line for entire network
Ring topology with administrative control at each node
ICS Network
Practice of Shared user accounts and passwords
Ex-employees access to Pure Land's information
Sub-standardized remote authentication and encryption methods
Platform
No patch management and latest security updates
Hardware, software, ICS platforms are vulnerable to malware
attacks
46. Data Vulnerabilities
The PureLand does not differentiate the segregation of critical
data. The users can access the data in the network without
restriction
The business related information, intellectual property, critical
systems, and Data Historians can be accessed from the business
network
The business users do not require access or control critical
systems, but the present infrastructure allows business user’s
access to control process
The intellectual property and chemical formulas can be stolen
from the PureLand’s data systems and there is a high risk of
hacking and unauthorized access
Security Administration and Management
The policies and procedures need to be strengthened with
respect to security and data protection
The audits are not regularly conducted and it is necessary to
conduct periodical security audits to ensure the effective
implementation and enforcement of policies and procedures
The training and awareness programs are not enforced in polices
and procedures
Architecture
The network architecture provides a communication line
between business network and ICS in a ring topology
In a ring topology, one node will have administrative control
over another node and the failure at one node may result in
entire network disruption
ICS Network
The password management is weak and the practice of shared
accounts as well as password is a risk
The physical assets are not protected properly and the ex-
employees can gain access to the physical assets
The remote access authentication and encryption methods are
sub-standardized
Platform
47. The PureLand lacks patch management and security updates
The PurLand’s Hardware, software, ICS platforms are
vulnerable to malware attacks
References
Jason Stamp, J. D. (2003). Common Vulnerabilities in Critical
Infrastructure Control Systems. Sandia National Laboratories,
1-14
11
ICS and business environment is with the risk of security breach
because of physical and Cyber Security threats
The PureLand need to design and implement Security
Improvement Plan based on identified threats and
vulnerabilities
The threats are from internal (employees) or from external
parties (third party)
The PureLand is not prepared for Cyber Security incidents
The DHS is worried about increase threats from PureLand’s
evaluation results
The PureLand requires risk mitigation steps to secure ICS
Security Concerns-Overview
The PureLand’s ICS and business environment is with risk of
security breach because of physical and Cyber Security threats
The PureLand need to design and implement Security
Improvement Plan based on identified threats and
vulnerabilities
The threats are from internal or from external parties
The PureLand is not prepared for Cyber Security incidents
The DHS is worried about increase threats from PureLand’s
48. evaluation results
The PureLand requires risk mitigation steps to secure ICS
References
Reissman, L. (2014). PureLand Chemical Network Diagram.
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool
PureLand Cyber Security Case Study. (2014). PureLand Cyber
Security Case Study. Cyber Security Case Study
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Network Diagram
NETWORK DIAGRAM
The present network diagram for Pureland
Network Weakness
In PureLand ICS network is with pressurization station, the
business LAN, the dispatch center and the water treatment
station
The network topology is Ring topology in which the nodes are
interconnected with each other
This topology provides equal administrative control at each
node and any disconnect at one node results in entire network
failure
The network is interconnected with single communication line
to facilitate free communication between the business lines
The backbone cable facilitates the servers to access internet and
web surfing
References:
Reissman, L. (2014). PureLand Chemical Network Diagram.
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool.
13
49. Suggested Network Diagram
Suggested Network Diagram
This network diagram shows Corporate network is separated
from SCADA network
There are Internet DMZ and Supervisory network DMZ were
separated
The SCADA is connected to field sites
There are firewalls between the networks
There are IDPS and anti malware systems in the servers
continuously monitors the malicious activity
References:
Keith Stouffer, V. P. (2015). Guide to Industrial Control
Systems (ICS) Security. Gaithersburg: NIST Special Publication
800-82. Retrieved from
http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.8
00-82.pdf
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Efficient employee trainings and awareness
Defence-in-depth strategy
Network Segmentation, perimeter and enclaves
Package data filtering firewalls between perimeter zones
Dual firewall for corporate business network and ICS network
Implementation of IDPS to monitor suspicious activates in
network
Desired Future State of Security
SIEM systems to monitor event logs
Multi-factor authentication for system access
Patch Management
Application Whitelisting
Data encryption methods
50. Restrict access to critical information
Password management and use of shared user credentials
Efficient employee training and awareness program to improve
security policies and procedures
The Defense-in-depth strategy to use multiple security counter
measures including firewalls, IDPS, anti-virus, biometric
authentication, SIEM and other security measures to protect ICS
The implementation of Network segmentation with enclaves
and perimeter security to protect PureLand’s network
The installation of perimeter firewalls monitors inbound and
outbound packet to detect packet loss and filters suspicious
package data
The IDPS at each level detects suspicious activities and
malware across the network
The SIEM systems monitors the event log and provides real-
time dashboard visualizations and reports
The multi-factorial authentication to ensure maximum security
to access physical and network access
The patch management helps in maintaining latest security
updates and protect the system from Cyber Security events
The application whitelisting controls the use of software in the
PureLand’s systems
The standardized data encryption methods maximizes data
security and transmission
The restricted access to critical information facilitates right
people to use appropriate critical information
The password management and use of shared credentials should
be organized and limit inappropriate use
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Improvised Network Topology
51. Network Segmentation and Demilitarized Zone
Defense-in-Depth Strategy
Cyber Security Polices Training and Awareness
Implementation of Anti-malware Systems and Patch
Management
Recommendations for Areas of Improvement
Improvised Network Topology
Implementation of Start topology with nodes connected to
central hub with centralized administration for entire network
SCADA network separated from corporate business network
Centralized network firewall control from central hub
Secured network access and data protection across the network
Network Segmentation and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Logical grouping of network systems that share network
resources using network devices
Facilitates demarcation of the larger network into a manageable
smaller network
The DMZ act as a security network layer that facilitates data
access without accessing the PureLand’s LAN
The firewalls between the DMZs controls network traffic
between the networks and restricts direct communication
between the network
Recommendations for Areas of Improvement- Cont.
Improvised Network Topology
The PureLand should implement star topology for its network in
which the nodes are connected to the central hub with
centralized administrative function for the entire network
52. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
network topology should be separated from the business
network, and the user access should be restricted to the business
users
The firewall should be incorporated into the corporate business
network and ICS network and these firewalls can be controlled
from a central hub to manage data security, integrity,
confidentiality, and availability
The new network topology improves the secured network access
and data protection across the network
Network Segmentation and Demilitarized Zone
The network segmentation is a logical grouping of network
systems that share network resources using network devices like
repeater, hub, bridge, switches or routers
The network segmentation facilitates demarcation of the larger
network into a manageable smaller network that prevents
unauthorized communication between the network
The DMZ separates Local Area Network (LAN) from untrusted
networks like internet and acts as a security network layer that
facilitates data access without accessing the PureLand’s LAN
The firewalls between the DMZs controls network traffic
between the networks and restricts direct communication
between the network and restricts unauthorized access to
critical information
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Defense-in-Depth Strategy
The Defense-in-Depth Strategy uses multiple methods of
security measures to protect PureLand’s ICS from hacking
The countermeasures are
Human personnel-Awareness and Training
Physical layer- Data diodes
Network layer-IDPS and firewalls
Application layer- Application Monitoring
Data integrity level- File integrity monitoring
53. Data access-Access control
Use Management- Active directory
System level-Anti-spyware
Physical access- Biometrics
A balanced approach for threat prevention and detection to
reduce damage and controls the impact from sophisticated
attacks like APTs and Cyber attacks
Build Advance Persistent Diligence with strong Defense-in-
depth approach
Recommendations for Areas of Improvement Cont.
Defense-in-depth Strategy
The Defense-in-Depth Strategy uses multiple methods of
security measures to protect PureLand’s ICS
The components are Awareness and Training for Human
personnel, Data diodes at physical layer, Intrusion Detection
and Prevention Systems (IDPS) and firewalls for network layer,
Application monitoring at Application layer, File integrity
monitoring at Data integrity level, Access control for data
access, Active directory for user management, Anti-spyware at
system level, and Biometrics for Physical access
The defense-in-depth strategy provides a balanced approach for
threat prevention and detection to reduce damage and controls
the impact
The PureLand need to build Advance Persistent Diligence which
requires a strong Defense-in-depth approach that limits the
network exposure to attackers
This approach monitors the threat activity and manages the
incident response, analysis, remediation, restoration and
investigation
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Cyber Security Policies Training and Awareness
54. The Cyber Security policies should focus on employee training
and awareness on Cyber Security
Continuous training programs with user access management,
Cyber Security, password management, incident management
and signs of Cyber attacks
The training should include internal as well as external
stakeholders
The policies and procedures to prevent unauthorized physical
access
The USB port disabling and data security training restricts
inappropriate access to the PureLand network
Implementation of Anti-malware Systems and Patch
Management
Good anti-malware and anti-virus systems
IDPS system monitors the network and monitors suspicious
network activities
The host-based defense system identifies malicious activity
specific to ICS
The SIEM monitors the audit logs and scrutinizes security
events for suspicious activities
The patch management monitors installation and validation of
software updates
Recommendations for Areas of Improvement Cont.
Cyber Security Polices Training and Awareness
The Cyber Security policies need to be improvised and should
focus on employee training and awareness on Cyber Security
The training programs should prioritize user access
management, Cyber security, password management, and
incident management
The employees need to be trained on the signs and symptoms of
Cyber attacks like frequent flickering of the screen, increased
55. system processing, and reduced internal storage space
The employees should be aware of password and authentication
methods to access secured areas
The training should include internal as well as external
stakeholders who work with the PureLand business process
The policy of USB port disabling and data security training
restricts inappropriate access to the PureLand network
The password encryption and change password prompting
enforce the right use of a password
Implementation of Anti-malware systems and Patch
Management
The PureLand requires a good anti-malware and anti-virus
systems that protect the system from viruses, Trojans, SQL
injections, worms and other malicious activities
The IDPS system monitors the network and monitors suspicious
network activities
The implementation of host-based defense system identifies
malicious activity specific to ICS
The IDPS systems are boosted with Security Information and
Event Management System (SIEM) that monitors the audit logs
and scrutinizes security events for suspicious activities
The patch management addresses the installation and validation
of software updates related to software operational issues and
security vulnerabilities
The Security Conduit is established with security controls and
firewalls secure network as a whole and limit network traffic
and the vulnerabilities that exploit PureLand’s network
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The PureLand should improve its security and protects their
system from Cyber attacks
The Defense-in-depth strategy maximizes the security and
minimizes the risk of Cyber attacks
The new network topology with segmentation and enclaves
rectifies present security weakness
56. Conclusion
The training and awareness program facilitates the internal and
external stakeholders to understand the risk and its mitigation
An efficient incident management program can help in effective
management of suspicious events and breach
The PureLand should improve its system to bring its security
controls to acceptable level of compliance
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