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Assignment: Project- Vulnerability Tracking Workbook

Hands-On Exercises

In this unit, to complete you r first task for TRex, Inc., you will be developing a Vulnerability Tracking Workbook, which will be used to develop the final presentation that you will present to the executives at TRex, Inc. in Unit 7. As instructed in Unit 1, as you found vulnerabilities in the hands-on exercises, you have been recording it in the vulnerability tracker. Follow the instructions below that are in addition to the instructions found in the Vulnerability Tracking Workbook.

Vulnerability Tracking Workbook:

Before submitting the workbook, ensure you have provided recommendations for each of the vulnerabilities identified. You can group the vulnerabilities that have the same or similar remediations or if there are dependencies for remediation. This is only for the same host; it cannot be for different hosts, but it can be for different technologies (e.g., if you have to remediate a vulnerability within a database but need to remediate a vulnerability on the operating system first). Ensure the recommendations consider the data types that the smart devices collect, as well as those that are impacted by the vulnerability itself. Some of the data requirements are found in security frameworks identified in Unit 1. Other frameworks to consider are Payment Card Industry and/or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). You do not have to become familiar with these frameworks; however, you can research these frameworks to find security controls you would apply to information security or to help you devise recommendations for remediation. For example, the PCI framework as well as HIPAA and most security frameworks require strict confidentiality controls such as using encryption or some type of cryptography. For the federal government, it is a federal mandate/law to use FIPS-140-2/3 validated encryption. Get the instant assignment help.

Note: You will be submitting a presentation for Project 4 in Unit 7 using the information from this project. Further instructions are detailed on the "ReadMe" tab inside of the Vulnerability Tracking Workbook.

Submission

Follow the directions in the template below to understand the work you need to perform. Complete the template based on your work performed in the hands-on exercise.

1. Vulnerability Tracking Workbook

Before submitting your assignment, check out the following resources to help you revise your own writing:

1. Sentence Structure
2. Grammar and Word Choice

Competencies

1. Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities.
2. Identify various OS vulnerabilities and attacks and develop a plan for hardening OS systems.
3. Demonstrate ability to identify the organization's risk exposures from both internal and external sources.
4. Skill in conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems.
5. Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities.