Project

Network Design and Plan

Purpose
This project provides you an opportunity to solve a comprehensive problem in firewall and VPN
implementation at various levels. You will play the role of an employee participating in the network
security update planning process in a specific business situation.

Required Source Information and Tools

To complete this part of the project, you will need:
1. Access to the Internet to perform research for the project

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2. Access to NetWitness Investigator and Zenmap

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3. Previously distributed packet trace file and vulnerability scans

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4. Access to data gathered throughout the course

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Learning Objectives and Outcomes
 You will be able to apply core competencies learned throughout the course to a single project.
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 You will be able to analyze and apply knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, network diagrams, and
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defense measures.
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 You will be able to demonstrate logical reasoning and decision-making skills.

Project Logistics
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The project is divided into one major and two smaller assignments as per the details below:

Activity Name Assigned Due % Grade

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Project Part 1. Network Survey Unit 3 Unit 4 4

Project Part 2. Network Design Unit 6 Unit 7 5
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Final Project. Network Security Plan Unit 9 Unit 11 20

Deliverables
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Project Part 1. Network Survey

Introduction
Network defenses rely first on understanding the current configuration of hosts, services, and protocols in
use within the organization. Before it is possible to plan to change anything, you must first understand

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 what is present and where it is located within the network. The initial phase of any network security
realignment process involves identifying existing resources.

Scenario
You have been working as a technology associate in the information systems department at Corporation
Techs. The Corporation Techs’ management is concerned that they are losing business to a competitor
whose bids are too accurately just under the bids offered by Corporation Techs––by an exact amount. A
security firm was contracted to conduct a review of Corporation Techs' systems, identifying unauthorized
access to the Web server as a potential source of compromise due to the shared reporting and public
Web site functions. The packet trace and vulnerability scans gathered during this review are available for
your use.

The Web server provides public access to the organization's static Web site for contact information, while

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sales team members in the field transfer contract and bid documents using a site secured with a logon

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and password. Corporation Techs has budgeted for new networking hardware but does not want to add

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additional servers due to cooling issues. Your manager has asked you to create a security plan that will

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prevent unauthorized access, while making sure that both public and secured Web access remain
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Tasks
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This project builds on the labs of this course. The data and information you need to complete in this
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project part is to be derived from the labs of previous units. In this project part, you need to conduct a
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survey of the existing hosts, services, and protocols within Corporation Techs' network. Specifically, you
need to:
1. Access the previously gathered data using NetWitness Investigator.
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2. Identify hosts within the Corporation Techs’ network.

3. Identify protocols in use within the Corporation Techs’ network.
4. Develop a listing of hosts and services provided by each.
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5. Create a professional report detailing the information above as the initial document for
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development of the network security plan.

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Write the network survey results as detailed in the instructions above.

Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics

Evaluation Parameters Percentage Weight
Did the student demonstrate an understanding of the competencies covered 30

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 Evaluation Parameters Percentage Weight
to date?
Did the student include all hosts identified within the provided packet trace? 30
Did the student include all services and protocols identified within the 30
provided packet trace and align them with the proper host?
Did the student create a professional, well-developed draft with proper 10
grammar, spelling, and punctuation?
Total 100%

Project Part 2. Network Design

Introduction
As discussed so far in this course, the configuration of a network affects the options available for security
and network defense. Using the network survey produced during the first part of this project, together with
host vulnerability assessments and access requirements, you need to design an updated network
structure.

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Scenario

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You have been working as a technology associate in the information systems department at Corporation

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Techs for a while now. You have discovered so far that all of Corporation Techs’ computer systems share
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the same Class C public IP address range, including workstations along with servers providing
authentication, e-mail, and both secure and public Web sites.
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Your next task in this project is to construct a basic network design. An important requirement for the
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network design is to reduce the number of public addresses needed as the subnet lease results in very
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high ISP costs.

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Tasks
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Construct a basic network design, separating private and public services within the Corporation Techs’
network. To do so, you must:
1. Access the previously gathered data using NetWitness Investigator and Zenmap.
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2. Identify vulnerabilities and clear-text information transfer.

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3. Conduct research and determine the best network design to ensure security of internal access
while retaining public Web site availability.
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4. Identify any opportunities for reduced ISP costs through port redirection or address translation.
5. Design a network configuration, identifying network gateways, port or address redirection
systems and the location of hosts within private and protected network segments.
6. Create a professional report detailing the information above as supportive documentation for the
network security plan.

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 7. Create a report that includes a basic network diagram and research results.
Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics
Evaluation Parameters Percentage Weight
Did the student demonstrate an understanding of the competencies covered 30
to date?
Did the student identify all vulnerabilities identified in the packet trace and 30
host vulnerability scans?
Did the student produce a network design that will fulfill the stated 40
requirements, separating private network resources and protected DMZ
bastion hosts?
Total 100%

Final Project. Network Security Plan

Scenario

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You have been working as a technology associate in the information systems department at Corporation

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Techs for three months now. You have conducted a network survey and developed a basic network

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design intended to provide security for private network resources and publically exposed Web services.

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Your manager specified that all information transferred between the sales team in the field and the
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organizational servers must be protected against snooping. The manager also wants the secured
reporting site to be available only through the organization's private network so that an outsourced
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network-based intrusion detection system (NIDS) service can log all connections.
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Tasks
You need to recommend a network design and identify hardening strategies intended to meet the
requirements. To do so, you must:
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1. Access the previously gathered data.

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2. Conduct research and determine the best network design to meet the stated requirements.
3. Research hardening strategies and identify recommended mitigation strategies for identified
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vulnerabilities.
4. Identify mechanisms for secure network access by remote users, both in terms of secure Web
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access as well as reporting access conducted using the private network.

5. Develop a network security plan including network realignment, hardening practices, and policies
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for remote resource access.

6. Identify expectations from recommended changes and provide justification for each
recommendation in simple language so that primary stakeholders are able to understand it.

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 7. Create a professional report detailing the information above, presented as a recommendation for
a network security realignment project for Corporation Techs. Include persuasive justification and
measurable expectations as part of this recommendation.

Write the network design results as detailed in the instructions above. Your plan should be made using a
standard word processor format compatible with Microsoft Word.

Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics

Evaluation Parameters Percentage Weight
Did the student demonstrate an understanding of the competencies 30
covered in this course?
Did the student produce a network design that will fulfill the stated 20
requirements, including VPN and SSL access?

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Did the student identify effective network hardening strategies for 20

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identified vulnerabilities?

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Did the student provide a persuasive justification and measurable 20

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expectations for the recommended changes?

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Did the student create a professional, well-developed draft with proper 10

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Total 100%
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