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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.