Information and Network Security Report

Information/Network
Security
Report
9/19/2017

Information and Network Security
Table of Contents
Executive Summary.......................................................................................................... 3
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 4
Meaning & Definition of Information and Network Security.......................................................4
Security Risks and Attacks................................................................................................. 5
Latest Technological Enhancements...................................................................................... 5
Available Security Applications and Tools..........................................................................6
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus........................................................................................... 6
VeraCrypt................................................................................................................ 7
Comodo Advanced Endpoint........................................................................................ 8
Expansion Plan............................................................................................................... 9
Conclusion..................................................................................................................... 9
Recommendations & Findings........................................................................................... 10
References................................................................................................................... 12
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Information and Network Security
Executive Summary
An organization is composed of many of the components and elements. There are assets in the
organization that need to be protected and one such asset is the information and data. The report
covers the aspect of information and network security in correspondence to ABC software firm.
The latest advancements in this area along with the available tools that may be used by the firm
are discussed with their advantages and disadvantages. An expansion plan has been outlined in
the report with the set of findings and recommendations covered at the end of the report.
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Information and Network Security
Introduction
The business units are set up so that they may provide services to their respective set of
customers and earn revenues and profits in return. Every business organization aspires to achieve
higher profits and revenues along with goodwill in the market. There are initiatives that they take
in this regard in terms of change in strategy, inclusion of enhanced offerings, expansion of office
locations and likewise. The similar approach is being followed by ABC which is a Melbourne
based software firm that works in the area of information and network security. The company is
in business since past forty nine months. The small scale firm has a clientele that comprises of
business units from Australia that come under the category of small and medium scale business
organizations.
The company is planning to expand its customer base and include online security solutions as an
additional offering for the same. It has identified certain industrial sectors that it would target
upon in the first phase of expansion.
Change is a constant process in the field of technology. There are newer technological concepts
that are being invented and the new set of tools is also being set up. The organizations are
required to adapt these new changes in their infrastructure that results in several business benefits
for them. However, there is one area that has emerged as a primary area of concern for the
business units and that area is information and network security. With the implementation of new
tools and technology along with the use of existing methods, there are increased threat agents
that are used by the malicious entities to execute security risks and attacks. The measures to deal
with these occurrences are being therefore researched at a wide scale (Soriano, 2011).
The report has been written for ABC organization to explain its management about the meaning
and developments in the area of network and information security through the explanation of
several applications that are being used.
Meaning & Definition of Information and Network Security
Different forms of information sets are associated with the business organizations for the
execution of business operations and activities. These forms may include the private information
sets, confidential or sensitive information sets, public information sets and so on. The attacker
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