Objectives

1. Create a network infrastructure design communications document that includes identified
hardware components, connections to outside world, identified physical layer connectivity
(media) and addressing.

2. Install, configure and test security hardware and software tools with supporting documentation such as port scanners, vulnerability detection systems, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, system hardening, anti-virus tools, patch management, auditing and assessment.

3. Construct, implement and document a script or a program to automate a security-related process or other tasks such as installation, administration, management, mapping resources, logon scripts, patch management, updates, auditing, analysis and assessment.

5. Develop a research report or implementation plan concerning legal and ethical best practicesand mandated requirements that pertain to information security.

6. Research, document, test and evaluate several current industry information security based threats, risks, malicious activities, covert methodology, encryption technologies, mitigation techniques or unconventional tactics to prevent loss of sensitive information and data confidentiality, integrity and availability.