You are the new IT Manager for the Cougar Corporation, a firm of500 employees, with 5 buildings located in three different states.Much of the information is critical to the operation of thebusiness and contains key customer information. As the new ITManager, one of your employees comes to you concerned with thesafeguarding of the firm's information. As you investigate thisissue further, you too are concerned as it does not appear manymethods of safeguarding the firm's information are in place. Whatmethods would you want to make sure are in place to help with thesafeguarding of information? What role do you see firewalls,intrusion detection systems, and antivirus systems playing inpromoting security?
Write up a memo to your supervisor detailing methods you wouldlike to see implemented across the firm and the role of firewalls,intrusion detection systems, and antivirus systems in promotingbetter safeguarding of the firm's information.