Question

Your company is bought out by another company and there were massive layoffs. your manager was one of the casualties. in the reorganization, your department was moved to the new parent company which means new coworkers and more importantly, a new boss as part of a new publishing company with 300 employees over 4 sites. your new manager visited your new desk as you were unpacking your stapler and announced that you were the person with the most experience so they needed you to give a presentation to the other department managers on the need for physical security and adequately configuring your company's network to be secure. since you don't have a list of equipment, you have a little leeway on what your presentation will include in that respect, however, for details on physical security, you have to make sure you include the basics. make sure you detail what will deter hackers from breaking in.

Answer 1

The following needs to be done to prevent hackers from breaking in:

1. Strong antivirus software needs to be installed on all machines that employees access to do their day-to day activities.

2. A firewall that detects and prevents any unauthorized access to sensitive client information.

3. A Virtual private network (VPN) tunnel that will only allow authorized people access to sensitive data. Employees would be given a VPN access separately to make sure that information privacy is protected at all times.

4. With regard to physical security, the business should have a 24/7 security guards to make sure that the facility is secure round the clock.

5. Employees should be given training on basic security measures that are installed so that they adhere to these norms.