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Unit 2 Assignment 1

The document discusses calculating a window of vulnerability for a SMB server in a small company network. It provides details on the network setup and a security breach discovered on the SMB server. It states that a patch will be available in three days, but it will take at least a week for the administrator to download, test and install the patch. The required window of vulnerability is calculated as 8 days.

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Unit 2 Assignment 1

The document discusses calculating a window of vulnerability for a SMB server in a small company network. It provides details on the network setup and a security breach discovered on the SMB server. It states that a patch will be available in three days, but it will take at least a week for the administrator to download, test and install the patch. The required window of vulnerability is calculated as 8 days.

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Unit 2 Assignment 1: Calculate the Window of Vulnerability

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

You will learn how to calculate a window of vulnerability (WoV).

Assignment Requirements
You are reviewing the security status for a small Microsoft workgroup LAN. The workgroup contains many
distinct separations in the network determined by group memberships. An example of the network
divisions is as follows:

Windows laptops: Traveling salespeople, remote suppliers, branch offices

Windows desktops: Accounting group, developer group, customer service group

Windows servers: Administrative server, Microsoft SharePoint server, Server Message Block
(SMB) server

A security breach has been identified in which the SMB server was accessed by an unauthorized user
due to a security hole. The hole was detected by the server software manufacturer the previous day. A
patch will be available within three days. The LAN administrator needs at least one week to download,
test, and install the patch. Calculate the WoV for the SMB server.
Required Resources

None

Submission Requirements

Format: Microsoft Word

Font: Arial, Size 12, Double-Space

Length: 1 page

Due By: Unit 3

Self-Assessment Checklist

I have accurately calculated the WoV.

Based on this information, the window of vulnerability is 8 days. In this case it doesnt
say what day or time the attack was found, only that the server software detected it the previous
day. Lets say the attack was on a Monday morning. The software company will be releasing a
patch for the attack in three days. We will receive the patch either Thursday or Friday. When we
get the patch we will need to install and test the patch, this will take at least one week. Once the
patch is installed we will need to push the update companywide to all machines that access the
network. We will need to send out an email message to all employees to either leave the PCs on
so that we can remotely install the updates. From the day we found the security hole to the time
we fix the security hole, it will take approximately take 8 weeks to complete the whole process.

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