Project Part 1 Task 1: Identify Linux Security Threats Scenario To stay competitive in the financial institution market, the First World Bank Savings and Loan wishes to provide all banking services online to its customers. These services also include the online use of credit cards for loan applications. The organization estimates over $100,000,000 a year in online credit card transactions for loan applications and other banking services. A task team has been formed to study the cost, performance, and security of maintaining a Linux and open-source infrastructure. According to rough estimates, annual cost savings in licensing fees alone can be up to $4,000,000. At the same time, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C-I-A) triad perspective needs to be taken into account for infrastructure maintenance.

Tasks

Identify at least three significant threats to Linux security that could adversely affect an online banking environment.

Assess the feasibility of Linux and an open-source infrastructure in handling the security demands of an online banking environment.