Length 3-4 pgs – Use APA 7 style, and cite references published within the last 5 years.

Only working on Section 3 for this assignment add to the file attached (the first part, including Section 1 & 2, has been completed).

Throughout this course, you will be working with a scenario in which some basic background information is provided about a consulting firm. This scenario and information is typical in many companies today. You are tasked to select a company that you are familiar with that is facing a similar situation. The company can be real or fictitious, but the framework and problems that it faces should be similar. The assignments that you complete each week are based on the problems and potential solutions that similar companies may face. The end goal for these assignments is to analyze the problems that the company faces with respect to the upcoming audit and to provide guidance on how it can provide security for its infrastructure.

Description

Create the following section for Week 3:

The case study company has provided you with the flexibility to identify many different information systems that are used by the employees. Some systems need strict access control, whereas others should be available to everyone. What access control methods need to be employed for the various systems? How can the company protect the new consultant network while providing the protection of data that the stakeholders and customers require?

In addition, you have been asked to describe 2 access control mechanisms and consider whether they can be used in the organization. Describe single sign-on (SSO) and virtual private network (VPN) technology and whether they can be used in the company.

Complete the following section for Week 3:

Week 3: Access Controls and Security Mechanisms

For each of the applications and systems that were described in Individual Project 2, describe the access control mechanisms that are needed for each.

Describe how the new expanded network can be protected through access control.

Describe SSO and VPN technology, and discuss whether they can be used in the company.

Name the document “CS651_FirstnameLastname_IP3.doc.