MIS 589 Week 1
Project Milestone:
Proposal Draft –
Business Objectives &
Application Layer
Characteristics
, MIS 589 , DeVry University
Applied Research Project
Milestone 0, Proposal Draft
Milestone 1, Proposal
Milestone 2, Network Requirements 1
-Physical, Data Link , Network Layers
Milestone 3, Network Requirements 2
-LAN and Backbone Network
Milestone 4, Network Requirements 3
-WAN and Internet
Milestone 5, Network Security and Management
- Inventory of Assets
- Threat Scenario 1
- Network Manager job posting
- Project Experience
March 2019
, MIS 589 Applied Research Project
(Security Infrastructure for Equifax)
MIS589 Project Milestone 0
(Vanguard Security Consulting LLC)
Proposal Draft
Prepared by: Group 2 Approved by:
1. Description of the service-summary
Due to the prevalence of cyber-attacks worldwide, companies such as credit reporting agency,
Equifax, have become one of its biggest victims. In 2016 alone, an attack was launched every
40 seconds (Kapersky Lab), temporarily paralyzing companies, large and small, worldwide.
Secured infrastructure and modification of its current security in place is necessary. This
secured infrastructure will be fortified by adding physical controls such as two-factor
authentication and surveillance cameras throughout its premises. The proposal will also
include technical controls which will address and enforce security policies in place.
2. Intended clients or customers
Equifax and similar credit reporting agencies such as Moody’s, Morningstar, and Fitchrating
would benefit from this proposal. These are large companies with a global reach and more
than 10,000 employees around the world.
3. Business objective statement
Vanguard Security Consulting LLC provides security solutions to its customers. Infrastructure
security is our main product which will address customer’s security concerns in the areas of:
Physical Controls (surveillance, locks, doors, mantraps)
Technical Controls (firewalls, antivirus software, user authentication)
Compliance Adherence (security policies, privacy law compliance)
4. Application architecture description
Securing data centers is the main goal of our products. Vulnerabilities such as physical and
technical is the main goal of its architecture. Security Operations Center (SOC) will be put in
place that resides in Equifax’s datacenter which will monitor and detect any threats that may be
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Project Milestone:
Proposal Draft –
Business Objectives &
Application Layer
Characteristics
, MIS 589 , DeVry University
Applied Research Project
Milestone 0, Proposal Draft
Milestone 1, Proposal
Milestone 2, Network Requirements 1
-Physical, Data Link , Network Layers
Milestone 3, Network Requirements 2
-LAN and Backbone Network
Milestone 4, Network Requirements 3
-WAN and Internet
Milestone 5, Network Security and Management
- Inventory of Assets
- Threat Scenario 1
- Network Manager job posting
- Project Experience
March 2019
, MIS 589 Applied Research Project
(Security Infrastructure for Equifax)
MIS589 Project Milestone 0
(Vanguard Security Consulting LLC)
Proposal Draft
Prepared by: Group 2 Approved by:
1. Description of the service-summary
Due to the prevalence of cyber-attacks worldwide, companies such as credit reporting agency,
Equifax, have become one of its biggest victims. In 2016 alone, an attack was launched every
40 seconds (Kapersky Lab), temporarily paralyzing companies, large and small, worldwide.
Secured infrastructure and modification of its current security in place is necessary. This
secured infrastructure will be fortified by adding physical controls such as two-factor
authentication and surveillance cameras throughout its premises. The proposal will also
include technical controls which will address and enforce security policies in place.
2. Intended clients or customers
Equifax and similar credit reporting agencies such as Moody’s, Morningstar, and Fitchrating
would benefit from this proposal. These are large companies with a global reach and more
than 10,000 employees around the world.
3. Business objective statement
Vanguard Security Consulting LLC provides security solutions to its customers. Infrastructure
security is our main product which will address customer’s security concerns in the areas of:
Physical Controls (surveillance, locks, doors, mantraps)
Technical Controls (firewalls, antivirus software, user authentication)
Compliance Adherence (security policies, privacy law compliance)
4. Application architecture description
Securing data centers is the main goal of our products. Vulnerabilities such as physical and
technical is the main goal of its architecture. Security Operations Center (SOC) will be put in
place that resides in Equifax’s datacenter which will monitor and detect any threats that may be
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