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Sample Visio – Documentum drawing

March 31, 2011

Free sample VMWare Visio Download Documentum.vsd www.bestitdocuments.com

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Encryption Considerations

March 29, 2011

At a minimum, it should include management acceptance of the solution and approval to proceed to a production state (e.g., management accreditation). o Complete informal or formal management accreditation of the encryption solution (i.e., acceptance of the solution) and obtain approval to operate o If appropriate, perform data re-alignment activities that...

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Understand Confidentiality Drivers

March 27, 2011

Understanding the reasons for pursuing an encryption strategy is important from the outset. Failure to capture the full set of drivers can result in an inadequate and/or unusable solution. · Identify all relevant regulatory obligations that impact data security and data privacy: o Sarbanes-Oxley, o HIPAA, o Payment Card Industry Data...

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Personnel Security Suggestions

March 26, 2011

Organizations should develop, document, and implement policies and procedures for the selection, orientation, and supervision of employees and contractors who have access to IT resources. The objective is to ensure that a high level of integrity and satisfactory staff conduct is achieved and maintained, and to promote an awareness...

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OWASP TOP 10

March 22, 2011

Issues and suggested remediation: ISSUE Explanation 6.5.1: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Testing of parameters before inclusion. 6.5.2: Injection Flaws Testing of input to verify user data cannot modify meaning of commands and queries. 6.5.3: Malicious File Execution Validate input to verify application does not accept filenames or files from...

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Overview of NHS Guidance

March 21, 2011

Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice This code of practice provides detailed guidance for NHS bodies concerning confidentiality and patient’s consent to use their health information. It also details the required practice the NHS must follow concerning security, identifying the main legal responsibilities for an organization and also details employee’s...

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List of Applicable Policies, Laws, and Standards

March 20, 2011

The law, regulations, polices, and guidelines that affect the system include: U.S. Congress – Public Law (PL) and United States Code (U.S.C) PL 107-347 Section III, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, 2002 PL 107-305, Cyber Security Research and Development Act of 2002 PL 96-456, Classified Information...

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Common Security reference NIST Guidelines

March 19, 2011

800-70, The NIST Security Configuration Checklists Program 800-68, Draft NIST Special Publication 800-68, Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist, 2004 800-65, Integrating Security into the Capital Planning and Investment Control Process, 2005 800-64, Security Considerations in the Information System Development...

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Sample Excel – HIPAA Vendor Product Vendor selection – Criteria

March 14, 2011

Free Excel document download Sample HIPAA Vendor Product Vendor selection – Criteria Inventory Matrix for Personal Health Records.xls https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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Sample Web Content Filtering Catagories

February 14, 2011

Filtering – Catagories Advertisement This category is a list of servers used for ad banners and other forms of advertising. Examples: Accept, DoubleClick, Just Web Ads. Arts & Entertainment This category contains media sites that promote and provide information about television, movies, music, and video, broadcasting firms and technologies,...

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Network categories of System Monitoring

January 5, 2011

Monitoring System Configuration Changes This category includes monitoring for changes in hardware and software configurations that can be caused by an operating system upgrade, patches applied to the system, changes to kernel parameters, or the installation of a new software application. The root cause of system problems can often...

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Web Server Security Guidelines

January 2, 2011

A web server is a program, which listens for http requests on a TCP/IP port (normally either port 80 or port 443) and serves html pages in response. There are several web servers currently in the market. The most popular are: Apache SunONE Internet Information Server (IIS 6/7/8) NCSA...

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Sample Change Management Perspective

December 20, 2010

Any project with the scope of an IT implementation will introduce change into an organization, and you need to use this opportunity to review existing processes, and adopt best practices where they provide benefit and can be implemented with reasonable effort. These kinds of changes can impact both individuals...

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Questions for: Configuration Management and change control

December 12, 2010

Does the configuration management plan address identification, status accounting and audit? Does the configuration management plan address the configuration of all system and configuration items? Is the configuration management integrated into the structure of an organization? Is there version control of all configuration items? Is configuration management and version...

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Sample Excel – Comparison Between Old and Revised ISO 17799 Standards

December 4, 2010

Free – Excel document download An Excellent comparison excel matrix. www.bestitdocuments.com

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Sanctions for Regulatory Non-Compliance

August 21, 2010

There are penalties for stakeholders; CISO is liable. The first column indicates when the year when the regulation came into existence The next column shows the fine the maximum fine.  As you can see, there are some hefty fines associated with non-compliance. This is driving behaviour. The next column...

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Cross Industry Document Retention

August 15, 2010

Banking – FDIC/OCC Brokerage – SEC Rule 17a3 and 17a4 Telecom – Title 47, Part 42 Pharmaceutical – FDA Title 21, Part 11 Healthcare – HIPAA Defense – DOD 5015.2 Standard All publicly held – Sarbanes Oxley Act There is a renewed focus of these retention requirements have documented...

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Caring for Archives

May 31, 2010

Physical maintenance of the records All metal paper clips, rusting staples, and rubber bands should be removed. Documents should be in containers that prevent dust from entering Large items should be stored flat. The ideal storage area for records: Amenable to consistent environmental control (temperature and humidity) No water...

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Common Sense Identify Theft

May 30, 2010

Identify Theft With very little information, the criminal can financially drain bank accounts and charge an enormous amount of debt. Identity theft is a growing problem in the United States today. Identity theft occurs when an unauthorized person uses another individual’s personal data and assumes that person’s identity in...

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Disaster Recovery Requirements

May 26, 2010

Set the institution’s definition of “disaster” Driven by Business Impact Priority of Mission Critical Applications   Priority of Mission Critical Business and IT Services Define Requirements Set Threshold for Recovery Questions to Consider: What is the threshold on recovery time (RTO) and recovered data (RPO)? What is the objective during...

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ITIL – Compliances Considerations

May 19, 2010

Compliance now impacts all companies. European Payment Council (EPC). Information must be retained Information must be secure Information must be retrievable Information must be handled properly Evidence of compliance must be demonstrated Industry-specific drivers Health Care: HIPAA Pharmaceutical: 21 CFR Part 11 Financial/Securities: SEC 17a-3/4, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, numerous NYSE,...

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Why Archive your Data (Risk)

May 14, 2010

Business drivers Regulatory requirements Litigation demands Other business purposes Data management drivers Cost reduction Service level improvements Knowledge management The missing piece of the data protection puzzle: a long-term data strategy Why We Don’t Archiving is different from other data protection elements Application-dependant, application-specific Impacts primary storage policies We...

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Why Standardization

May 12, 2010

Standardization is an approach to business and IT that reduces cost and simplifies change, based on : Industry-standard architectures Reusable components Consistent implementation https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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Competency

May 11, 2010

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Customer Service – Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments. Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively. Change...

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Best Practices for Virus Protection

May 8, 2010

First and Foremost, Define your Security Policy Virus Protection has to be part of your security policy because viruses are security threats. What factors should you consider when designing security appropriate to your operation? 1. The number and density of personal computers If your company has many PCs or...

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HIPPA – Virus Prevention Plan

May 8, 2010

Purpose Computer anti-virus protection has the purpose of ensuring system integrity and substantially reducing the risk of data loss and business disruption in the event of a virus attack on Health Care Providers computer systems. It is the goal of the Health Care Providers that all viruses are detected...

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PCI Validation Details

May 8, 2010

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Sample – Document Sharing Business Requirements

May 2, 2010

Integration with Existing Windows Operating Systems and MS and Third party applications. Create Folders Create libraries Collect documents Organize & manage content Organize & manage – File properties Organize & manage – metadata Organize & manage – Content types Locate & understand documents Search – Sorting grouping (Windows 200x,...

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ISO 17999, 2700x and COBIT Quick Notes

May 1, 2010

This standard contains 11 security control clauses collectively containing a total of 39 main security categories and one introductory clause introducing risk assessment and treatment. 1) Security Policy 2) Organizing Information Security 3) Asset Management 4) Human Resources Security       5) Physical and Environmental Security 6) Communications and Operations Management 7) Access Control 8) Information...

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Data Storage Spectrum

April 30, 2010

Fibre-channel iSCSI with Fibre-channel SANs Dell, EMC, HP, IBM and NetApp 10 Gig Ethernet FCoE fibre-channel over Ethernet Thin provisioning? MAID Massive Array Idle Disks – Solid state drives             Tape             Raid             CD             Flash-memory

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Secure Data Sharing

April 28, 2010

What is it Where is it What is the Risk   Strategic What Policy should be enforced How can the process be Audited Ongoing Process of Sharing Data Tactical Manage Removable Media Encrypt mobile data Provide users with relevant Policy excerpts and Audit acceptance

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