The purpose of this assignment is to do statistical analysis to see which operating system is considered the most secure based on vulnerability scores. Your analysis will consider a website provided, as well as other original resources you find. The outcome is to have a better understanding of operating systems and the existing vulnerabilities and what must be done to secure our environment.
Assignment Instructions
To start, use the website https://www.cvedetails.com/top-50-vendor-cvssscore-distribution.php
This website provides a CVSS Score Distribution for the Top 50 Vendors by Total Number of Distinct Vulnerabilities. You are to use this website to compare the vulnerabilities of Microsoft, Apple, and Linux. Note that Linux will have a couple distributions. Pick a Linux distribution you would utilize in your company.
Compare the statistics of the various operating systems and their respective vulnerabilities. Compare the number of total vulnerabilities and their risk rankings. Which operating system would you use and why? Some things to consider:
Employee knowledge of the system
Total cost of the system
Total cost to secure the system
Are there any ethical issues by using one vendor?
For instance, has any vendor been accused of utilizing customer data in a way it was not intended?
Assignment Requirements
The assignment must be submitted in Word format. The assignment should be 1-2 pages in length. The assignment should have a title page and a reference page. These pages are not included in the total page length. You must include at least two original sources in your paper.
Also review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor.
Be sure to include both in-text citations and references for all sources. For more information on APA style formatting, go to the resources under the Academic Tools area of this course.
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