You are working as a network infrastructure intern for TP-LinkSys Network Solutions and you were invited, together with their experts in one of their client’s work place.  Westgate Financing Inc. is seeking assistance in improving their network infrastructure focusing primarily on security. Being a financial company, they’ve been subjected to several security breaches over the years and the number is constantly growing. Upon further inspection of the existing network infrastructure, you found out that there are currently 60 workstations, 3 24-port switches and 1 wireless router, with the SSID Westgate, and uses WEP for security.  You were also informed by the IT department head that the company primarily relies on software firewalls installed on each PC.  However, the migration to mobile and cloud computing posed further security concerns as the former won’t usually come with pre-installed firewall.  Required: Discuss the common threats and their impact to Westgate Financing’s day-to-day operation. Propose various technologies and methods such as but not limited to VPN, hardware firewall, and stronger authentication that would address Westgate's network security issues. Prepare a routine maintenance to ensure constant protection of Westgate's network infrastructure.

You are working as a network infrastructure intern for TP-LinkSys Network Solutions and you were invited, together with their experts in one of their client’s work place.  Westgate Financing Inc. is seeking assistance in improving their network infrastructure focusing primarily on security. Being a financial company, they’ve been subjected to several security breaches over the years and the number is constantly growing.

Upon further inspection of the existing network infrastructure, you found out that there are currently 60 workstations, 3 24-port switches and 1 wireless router, with the SSID Westgate, and uses WEP for security.  You were also informed by the IT department head that the company primarily relies on software firewalls installed on each PC.  However, the migration to mobile and cloud computing posed further security concerns as the former won’t usually come with pre-installed firewall. 

Required:

1. Discuss the common threats and their impact to Westgate Financing’s day-to-day operation.
2. Propose various technologies and methods such as but not limited to VPN, hardware firewall, and stronger authentication that would address Westgate's network security issues.
3. Prepare a routine maintenance to ensure constant protection of Westgate's network infrastructure.