Subject - Network and Information Security

You are going to make the final recommendation for Goldstar Financials Inc where it has branches in the nation . Please consider the following parameters and answer the following questions: Main Parameters of the system, : One headquarters and three branches Processing 245,000 customers a day 2500 employees in all branches Goldstar Financials Companys main headquarters are in NYC, NY . And, it has three more offices, office #1 is in Washington DC, office #2 is located in Houston TX and the forth one is Los Angers Ca. Company is helping banks to do online transaction with major credit card companies. The shared data is time sensitive and related to the financial transactions. Q1) What type of WAN Connection Method you would recommend connecting all branches of Goldstar Financials and why?

Goldstar Financials will be helping other companies aboard (international companies) to do online transactions. The international companies are located in developing countries where the data communication network Infrastructure was not completely developed. Q2) What type of WAN Connection Method you would recommend to connect all branches and why? Q3) Adding the international companies means improving the IT system. However, Goldstar Financials Inc finically in a tight budget. They do not want to spend a lot of time and money maintaining an on-premise IT system and administering regular check-ups to avoid unnecessary downtime and ensure the system is up and running. Consider the IT system used in headquarters are in NYC, NY: Which services you would carry on the cloud? And, why?