Question

You are an IT consultant. You are visiting a new client's site to become familiar with their network. As you walk around their facility, you note the following: When you enter the facility, a receptionist greets you and directs you down the hallway to the office manager's cubicle. The receptionist uses a notebook system that is secured to her desk with a cable lock. The office manager informs you that the organization's servers are kept in a locked closet. Only she has the key to the closet. When you arrive on site, you will be required to get the key from her to access the closet. She informs you that server backups are configured to run each night. A rotation of external USB hard disks are used as the backup media. You notice that the organization's network switch is kept in an empty cubicle adjacent to the office manager's workspace. You notice that a router/firewall/content filter all-in-one device has been implemented in the server closet to protect the internal network from external attacks. Which security-related recommendations should you make to this client

Answer 1

Answer: • Control access to the work area with locking doors and card readers.

• Relocate the switch to the locked server closet

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information given, the security-related recommendations that should be made to this client include:

• Relocate the switch to the locked server closet: Since the organization's network switch is kept in an empty cubicle that is adjacent to the office manager's workspace, it can be easily accessible by anyone and this could lead to an external attack. Therefore, it should be moved to the locked server closet to prevent external attack.

• Control access to the work area with locking doors and card readers- Thus us necessary so that the work area won't be accessible to just anybody.