Write a twelve to fifteen (12-15) page formal risk assessment proposal and redraw the above
diagram of a secure and risk-mitigating model in which you:
1. Describe the company network, interconnection, and communication environment.
2. Assess risk based on the Global Finance, Inc. Network Diagram scenario. Note: Your risk
assessment should cover all the necessary details for your client, GFI Inc., to understand the risk
factors of the organization and risk posture of the current environment. The company
management will decide what to mitigate based on your risk assessment. Your risk assessment
must be comprehensive for the organization to make data-driven decisions.
a. Describe and defend your assumptions as there is no further information from this company.
The company does not wish to release any security-related information per company policy.
b. Assess security vulnerabilities, including the possibility of faulty network design, and
recommend mitigation procedures for each vulnerability.
c. Justify your cryptography recommendations based on data-driven decision making and
objective opinions.
3. Examine whether your risk assessment methodology is quantitative, qualitative, hybrid, or a
combination of these.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar
Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
5. Create the redrawn diagram of a secure and risk-mitigating model using Microsoft Visio or its
open source equivalent. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required
page length.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
6. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
7. Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents
such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported