Company A is a global company based in the United States that operates in the financial industry. Company A serves its customers with financial products, such as checking accounts, bank cards, and investment products. Company A has recently acquired Company B and needs to integrate with or remove similar capabilities and tools from Company B. Company B is smaller in size, has no dedicated cybersecurity professional role, and utilizes third-party support for infrastructure needs. Company B offers specialized software to medical providers and accepts credit cards as a payment option.
The executives of the newly merged company have expressed interest in integrating the use of the cloud to allow for scalability and redundancy. As the security professional of the merged networks, you are tasked with creating a secure network design that includes the use of zero trust principles and that utilizes both on-premises and cloud infrastructure. You also have been tasked with ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements of the merged company, along with utilizing cloud-based technologies to provide security capabilities. Company executives have provided a budget of $50,000 in the first year to create a secure network design to utilize cloud-based services.

C.  Create a network topology diagram with details of the proposed merged network requirements.

E.  Explain the rationale for adding, deleting, or repurposing network components in the newly merged network topology diagram, including details of how each component addresses budgetary constraints.

G.  Explain how the proposed merged network topology diagram addresses two regulatory compliance requirements that are relevant to the newly merged company, including the following in your explanation:

•   the name of the regulatory compliance requirement

•   why the regulatory requirement is relevant to the newly merged company

•   how the proposed merged network topology diagram meets the regulatory requirement

  

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