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The managing director of IBIS MIDLANDS hotel decided to Consult Network Security Consultant after the other hotels of the IBIS chain have encountered several breaches. The managing director has asked the Consultant to appraise the threats and vulnerabilities that exist in the network and to identify the different security risks that the network is facing and also to produce a report about what found. The report concluded that the hotel network is suffering from several issues of technical and administrative aspects. The Consultant has recommended the following risks should be taken as a priority. First, the hotel network data is possible to be lost due to there is no data backup server. Second, the network could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated user, that will lead to negative Serious consequences.
Abstract
The aim of this research paper is to appraise the threats and vulnerabilities that exist in the IBIS MIDLANDS hotel network and to identify the different security risks that the network is facing. This report will only mention the estimated hazards that surrounding the network and offers some recommendations to the Board of the IBIS chain. Due to other hotels of the IBIS chain have encountered several breaches. In addition, evaluate the existing network security against the threats and Potential risks. This paper concluded that the hotel network is suffering from several issues of technical and administrative aspects. It is recommended the following
Team “C” was hired by Riordan Manufacturing management to overhaul the security features currently employed by the company. Management outlined a comprehensive plan that included a complete hardware refresh, security best practices and end user training. Team “C” will devote resources to assess the physical and network security issues and concerns at each Riordan plant. Once those have been identified, Team “C” will identify the data security issues and concerns present at each Riordan plant. Finally, Team “C” will address web security issues and concerns present at each Riordan plant and recommend a way forward for the company.
This project identifies a two possible issues that can happen during the system operations like hacking or data loss due to improper security provided to the company branches and there is no proper infrastructure of the firewall for the network structure. The aircraft security policy result in failure due to their two year reset program.
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Created September 25,1978 and ratified December 15, 179, the Bill of Rights was imputed into society as a tool to establish law,order, and morality. James Madison, a political theorist, was known as the father of the Bill of Rights. One of the most important amendments in the Bill of Rights is the right to freedom of speech, expression and media. In the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The First Amendment guarantees the citizens of America that they have the right to freely express themselves about anything, including political arguments and views. This amendment also guarantees the press/media the right to overtly publish their ideas on any topic in the newspaper. The purpose of this amendment is to assure America’s people that they shouldn’t worry about being censored or punished for the expression of their feelings because they are human just as everyone else.
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Hotels PLC as they look to expand their business market to hotels in other parts of
To summarise, I have researched the history of Lloyds Bank, the general overview of how the organisations information security is maintained and what methods and procedures they have in place. I have talked about the security risks and how the bank can ensure that their company is fully secure and how they can certify the protection of their customers.
The current situation presents itself with issue to consider, first, is the grand opening of the new restaurant location and the continued smooth uninterrupted operation of the current restaurant, second, is dealing with the safeguarding of their equipment and data and developing a plan on how this will be accomplished. In looking deeper, regarding the point of sale system (POS) its servers and other organizational data, what safety measures should be implemented for loss of power, password protection, setting up firewalls to secure from hackers, recovery and mitigation. Not only does a business need to protect themselves in these matters but consideration needs to be given on how to protect the customers while using the restaurants Wi-Fi, its website and social media portals and spell out the terms of use so all parties involved are aware of the risks.