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Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Examine three (3) common Web application vulnerabilities and
attacks, and recommend corresponding mitigation strategies for
each. Provide a rationale for your response.

Using Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia,
outline an architectural design geared toward protecting Web
servers from a commonly known Denial of Service (DOS)
attack.Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in
the required page length.

Based on your research from the Network World article,
examine the potential reasons why the security risks facing U.S.
government Websites were not always dealt with once they
were identified and recognized as such.

Suggest what you believe to be the best mitigation or defense
mechanisms that would help to combat the Domain Name
System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) concerns to which the
article refers. Propose a plan that the U.S. government could use
in order to ensure that such mitigation takes place. The plan
should include, at a minimum, two (2) mitigation or defense
mechanisms.