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Unit Code & Title : D/601/1956– Unit 46 – Network Security (NS – 16 – 001)
Assessment Title & No’s : Security Solution for Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd
Date of Submission:
Important Points:
1. Check carefully the hand in date and the instructions given with the assignment. Late
submissions will not be accepted.
2. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
3. Don’t leave things such as printing to the last minute – excuses of this nature will not be
accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
4. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
5. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you
may apply (in writing) for an extension.
6. Failure to achieve at least a PASS grade will result in a REFERRAL grade being given.
7. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic REFERRAL. You will
then be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
8. Take great care that if you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, you properly
reference them, using the HARVARD referencing system, in you text and any bibliography,
otherwise you may be guilty of plagiarism.
9. If you are caught plagiarizing, you could have your grade reduced to A REFERRAL or at worst you
could be excluded from the course.
I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present it as
my own without attributing the sources in the correct way. I further understand what it means to copy
another’s work.
Scenario
Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd, is an emerging textile company where its head office is located in Colombo. The
existing network of the company is a flat network with unmanaged switches. The company is facing
huge network latencies and broadcasts which has resulted in poor network performance and reduced
productivity of the employees. Also it is found that few employees bring their own laptops and connect
it to the company network. Hence they use the company internet connection to download movies and
music. Also the switches are placed in open areas such that physical access to any one is possible. The
internet access is provided with no restrictions.
The management of the company is expecting to organize its head office according to the following
plan.
60 hosts
30 hosts
10 hosts
R&D
10 hosts
Server Room
4 servers
Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd. has a branch office located in a suburb. Currently, the head office and the branch
office send data using the public internet.
As the newly recruited network administrator, you have been asked to provide a network plan for the
head office and come up with solutions which include a new LAN design, WAN design, security,
manageability and performance.
1. Evaluate the current situation of the network security of Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd. (LO 1.1)
2. Discuss about the impact and the common threats that will be faced by Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd. (LO
1.3)
3. Design a network plan (stating all your assumptions) and a basic network security solution for
the head office of Zingavue (Pvt) Ltd. Propose how you would enhance the security in the
communication between the head office and the branch office. (LO 2.1, M1.1, Activity 1)
4. Discuss how your proposed network design can impact the above network. (LO 1.2)
5. Evaluate the design and state how your design will provide security to the network. (LO 2.2)
6. Redesign the network design provided on task 3 such that it includes different levels of security
to increase the complexity (LO 3.1, M2.5)
7. Test the above network security solution to fulfill the requirements and document them (LO 3.2,
LO 3.3, Activity 2)
8. State how you can manage the above network security solution and state network security
policies and practices you could implement (LO 4.1, LO 4.2)
9. Recommend how you can increase the performance and security of the network (LO 4.3, D1.1)
1.3 discuss current and common threats and their impact Task 2
D2 Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities Gantt chart must be provided at the
D2.3 Activities have been managed appendix section and submit the
work on time.
D3 Demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking
D3.4 problems have been solved Via Practical demonstration
(Activity 1 and 2)