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Assignment 1: Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
Due Week 4 and worth 75 points
You have just been hired as an Information Security Engineer for a videogame development
company. The organization network structure is identified in the below network diagram and
specifically contains:
1) 2 – Firewalls
5) 2 – Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Controllers (DC)
2) 1 – Web / FTP server
6) 3 – File servers
3) 1 – Microsoft Exchange Email server
7) 1 – Wireless access point (WAP)
4) 1 – Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
8) 100 – Desktop / Laptop computers
9) VoIP telephone system
The CIO has seen reports of malicious activity being on the rise and has become extremely
concerned with the protection of the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained
by your organization. As one of your first tasks with the organization, the CIO requested you
identify and draft a report identifying potential malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities
specific to your organization. Further, the CIO would like you to briefly explain each item and
the potential impact it could have on the organization.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Analyze three (3) specific potential malicious attacks and / or threats that could be carried out
against the network and organization.
Explain in detail the potential impact of the three (3) selected malicious attacks.