local medium-sized business
Suppose you were contracted by a local medium-sized business to speak with its business unit
leaders about the importance of resource
permissions in organizations. In your first
moments on the job, you learn from a senior-level
an employee that the company just experienced a
data theft incident at the hands of an employee,
primarily due to the lack of permissions and
resource segregation in the company. You later
learn that there are multiple file servers on the
network on which full control permissions are
applied to the domain “Everyone” group. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Explain the basic need for and concepts of file /
folder permissions and business unit resource
segregation in organizations so the company
leaders will understand the importance of each.
2. Specify the strategy you would utilize for
leveraging the business unit leaders to gain the
necessary buy-in to implement your plan for
resource and data segregation in the company.
3. Justify the use of NTFS permissions for the folders
/ files on the network and explain the top two to
three (2-3) reasons this is the most reliable
option at the business unit leaders’ disposal.
4. Prepare a plan for utilizing Active Directory and
Group Policy Objects to achieve the goals of
setting secure permissions on business unit
resources.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites
do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New
Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
3. Explain the various types of servers and services
required within organizations.
4. Describe the need for and benefits of hardware
and software integration in a server environment.
5. Demonstrate the ability to prepare, install,
configure, maintain, and update a computer
system for use as a server.
6. Demonstrate the ability to configure networking,
file, remote management, and print services.
7. Describe the major functional challenges and
configuration solutions associated with data
storage.
8. Describe and configure secure systems,
networks, and computing applications.
9. Analyze the creation, configuration, and
maintenance of virtual servers, storage, and
networks.
10. Use technology and information resources to
research issues in server environments.
11. Write clearly and concisely about server
administration topics using proper writing
mechanics and technical style conventions.