You are a Security professional hired by NextGard Technologies in Phoenix AZ to provide a Windows security implementation model for their organization. NextGard specializes in network consulting services for US companies and they want to upgrade and secure their current network.
NextGard has 250000 employees in 5 countries. The Phoenix office operates as the NextGard Corporate headquarters. Currently there are five district offices:
Atlanta Georgia
Bangalore India
Los Angeles California
Montreal Canada
New York City New York
The district offices have satellite employees that have a combination of desktops mobile computers and wireless devices. There is a mix of computers running Windows 2000 XP Windows Vista and Windows 7. There is a Windows Active Directory forest with domains set up for each office and seven file and print servers which are located in the Phoenix office. The Phoenix office also contains two proxy servers configured as an array that provide Web cache services and Internet access control for the organization since the majority of applications are web-based and hosted from the Phoenix office.
There are also several Microsoft applications that all employees within a region use that are hosted in the regional offices. All employees have Internet access so they can browse the web.
Tasks (Paper Sections):
For the assigned project you are to submit a proposal for the management of NextGard. In the proposal you must address the following: