Executive_Summary.docx Executive Summary ISSC 363 Executive Summary A network analys

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Executive_Summary.docx Executive Summary ISSC 363 Executive Summary A network analysis condycted was used to generate two reports, the Zenmap® GUI (Nmap) report and Nessus® reports. In the... Nmap, an open Cisco Adaptive Security appliance device Port, port 22 was identified. The IP address of this device is 172.30.0.1. Further, the Nessus Vulnerability Scan Report indicated that IP hosts 172.16.20.1, 172.17.20.1, 172.18.20.1, 172.19.20.1, 172.20.20.1, 172.30.0.10 and 172.30.0.66 were vulnerable. The vulnerabilities of these IP addresses varied from low severity to high severity. Addresses 172.16.20.1 and 172.19.20.1 ranked as low severity. However, the remaining addresses were identified as highly severe. This means that the vulnerability across these addresses is a major problem for the organization and as such, it is imperative that countermeasures are identified and used to protect the system before these vulnerabilities are exploited. The exploitation of the open port and these vulnerable IP addresses could be devastating to the organization. Studies have indicated that open ports can easily be accessed by attackers as way of attacking he network. Open ports and vulnerable IP addresses are subject to malware attacks, something that the company needs to be proactive against. Port 22 is made an easy target by weak passwords. To eliminate this risk, the company should ensure staff members dont use default or credentials that are easy to guess (Geer, 2017). Passwords should be made comple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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