A university Chief Information Security Officer is analyzing various solutions for a new project
involving the upgrade of the network infrastructure within the campus. The campus has several
dorms (two-four person rooms) and administrative buildings. The network is currently setup to
provide only two network ports in each dorm room and ten network ports per classroom. Only
administrative buildings provide 2.4 GHz wireless coverage.
The following three goals must be met after the new implementation:
1. Provide all users (including students in their dorms) connections to the Internet.
2. Provide IT department with the ability to make changes to the network environment to improve
performance.
3. Provide high speed connections wherever possible all throughout campus including sporting
event areas.
Which of the following risk responses would MOST likely be used to reduce the risk of network
outages and financial expenditures while still meeting each of the goals stated above?
A.
Avoid any risk of network outages by providing additional wired connections to each user and
increasing the number of data ports throughout the campus.
B.
Transfer the risk of network outages by hiring a third party to survey, implement and manage a
5.0 GHz wireless network.
C.
Accept the risk of possible network outages and implement a WLAN solution to provide
complete 5.0 GHz coverage in each building that can be managed centrally on campus.
D.
Mitigate the risk of network outages by implementing SOHO WiFi coverage throughout the
dorms and upgrading only the administrative buildings to 5.0 GHz coverage using a one for one
AP replacement.