CPT 246 Computer Security

Final Exam Project

You have been hired by an attorney to help her secure her computers. Her practice has three associates and two full time secretaries, each with their own networked PC. She has hired you to help her devise a simple backup and recovery plan. Her practice is located in San Diego, California. Before attempting to build a plan, the first thing you should do is probably visit the facility. What information should you gather from the site? In helping her devise a plan, answer each of the following questions; if you cannot answer a question adequately, prepare counter-questions to discuss with your client:

• What is the ultimate goal or primary purpose of the project? Is is to have a fully operational backup facility within 24 hours? A partially operational facility? What are your primary threats?
  
• Will you recommend a hot backup site, a warm backup site, or a cold backup site? Will the site be on-site or off-site? If off-site, where will the site be hosted? Why did you make these choices?
  
• How much data are you preparing for? How does this affect the backup medium?
  
• How will you get the data from the primary site to the backup site? Is encryption necessary? Why or why not?
  
• How often will backups be run, how will they be verified, and for how long will they be stored?
  
• What is the estimated cost of the project you are proposing? Use Web resources to make the estimate.