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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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Record Management: Sarbanes – Oxley Act

April 25, 2010

Signed into law July 30 2002 A direct result of corporate scandals, such as Enron and WorldCom Introduced legislative changes to financial and corporate regulations Intended to “deter and punish” corporate and accounting fraud and corruption, ensure justice for wrongdoers, and protect the interests of workers and shareholders” (Quote:...

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compliances , data-center-soc-noc , security

Helpdesk Research – Analysis

April 23, 2010

Executive Summary After extensive research and evaluation of each Helpdesk’s experiences with Windows Vista and, we have determined that Windows 7 will provide substantial Helpdesk savings for high volume users who switch to Windows 7. Windows 7 can be expected to reduce support costs by $483 per user per...

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business , compliances , security

Anatomy of Audit Logging

April 22, 2010

The Information Security Forum’s (ISF) The Standard of Good Practice for Information Security (Version 4.1, January 2005) states that the objective for logging is “To ensure individual accountability and to enable incidents, such as access violations, to be investigated and resolved.” This is easy to state, but a major...

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Knowledge Lake Imaging Server

April 21, 2010

KnowledgeLake Imaging Server eliminates the costs and challenges of using paper documents, as well as the limitations it puts on your business processes. Built on Microsoft® SharePoint®, KnowledgeLake Imaging Server uses the latest technology to provide features that extend SharePoint’s enterprise content management capabilities throughout your organization.   With KnowledgeLake...

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Help Desk System Considerations

April 19, 2010

Modern day Helpdesk considerations includes the following system capabilities: · Call Management · Problem Resolution · Problem Prevention · Asset Management · Automated Crisis Management · Integrated Service Level Agreements · Change Management · Built-in Reporting · Web Support · Enterprise Integration · Customization Today’s help desk solutions offer a blend of power and ease-of-use. Help Desk gives mid-range and departmental...

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Help Desk Call Management

April 18, 2010

The moden Help Desk automates the process of entering caller information. Enter a caller’s name, for example, and all other relevant fields fill in automatically.  And because of our intuitive Windows interface all functions are point and click or if you should choose through the keyboard. Today’s Help Desk makes...

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Help Desk – Change Controls considerations

April 17, 2010

Package software support Considerations: Third party development and/or maintenance Project Review by Management Restriction on Transfer to Production Documentation Change Control Procedures: Emergency Changes Segregation of Test and Production Approval of system testing Training in new systems Computer Operations Operations Procedures Supervision of Operations: Communications Management Documentation of Procedures...

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HIPAA Heatlthcare Business Considerations Part 3

April 17, 2010

Financial System Data: Master Patient Index Product Management Provider Contract Management Provider Network Modeling Provider Catalog and Selection Provider Credentialing Product P/L Reporting Sales & Marketing Group Contract Administration Enrollment and Eligibility Membership Accounting Customer Service/Call Center Encounter Processing Referral and Authorization Claim Processing and Payment Coordination of Benefits...

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Legacy Winlogon Initialization

April 16, 2010

During system initialization, before any user applications are active, Winlogon performs the following steps to ensure that it controls the workstation once the system is ready for user interaction: 1. Creates and opens an interactive window station (for example, aWindowsWindowStationsWinSta0 in the Object Manager namespace) to represent the keyboard,...

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HIPAA Heatlthcare Business Considerations Part 2

April 16, 2010

Telecommunications PBX PBX-Voice Mail Key Systems Key Systems – Voice Mail Plexar 1A2Key CDR Help Desk/Bill Back Logger/Recorders Operator/Paging System Video Conference Long Distance Pagers Pagers Alpha/Num Messages ACD CTI Local TeCTI Wireless Phones Cellular Marketing Provider Data Provider Data HR and Payroll Data Healthplan Data EMPI Management Reporting...

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Help Desk IT Business Spectrum

April 15, 2010

 

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Threat is a possible danger to the system

April 14, 2010

It is policy to ensure that the balance of risks, vulnerabilities, threats, and countermeasures achieves a residual level of risk that is acceptable based on the sensitivity or criticality of the individual information technology (IT) system. In accordance with SOP, it is the System Owner’s responsibility to prepare or...

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VA (Vulnerability Assessment) scanning and reporting

April 14, 2010

Documents and action items considerations for reporting requirements (nCircle, Qualys, Nessus, Appscan, SAMATE and other VA Scanning tools). 1. Scope Document (Project Scope) 2. Architecture Document 3. Roles and Responsibilities (Support Plan) 4. Escalation Path (Support Plan) 5. Run books (operations guide) 6. Asset Lists 7. SLA Review and Documentation 8. Metrics and Reporting Documentation 9. Training...

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compliances , networking , security

Wireless Technology Background

April 12, 2010

Background and Risks Associated With Wireless Technologies With the advent of wireless technology for transmitting data and voice, the well-known and relied upon controls instituted using perimeter devices are disappearing. Gone are the physical security controls, such as security guards, cameras and locks that were effective in protecting wired...

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Why COBIT

April 12, 2010

  COBIT resources should be used as a source of best practice guidance. Each of the following is organized by IT management process, as defined in the COBIT Framework. COBIT is intended for use by business and IT management, as well as IS auditors; therefore, its usage enables the...

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HIPAA – Common Healthcare Applications

April 12, 2010

Healthline Homesys IDX Integral Kronos Labcorp Landacorp Lumedx Macola DIS (Lexar) Dyna Care Eclipsys Bender Cborg Cerner Clinivision Cognos CHUB Comcotec Ge GEAC Dictaphone Medical Systems Mgmt Meditech Mediware Medscape Micromedex Paces Oasis Bar Coding Maintenance Tracking

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Service Level Expectations

April 11, 2010

Staff attrition makes it difficult to support heterogeneous environments: Applications impacted by data management Can’t proactively identify or address service issues  Limited tracking, reporting and documentation Standards perpetually emerging, impractical to implement Evolving technologies outdate policies, procedures Data expectations may not match existing policies No one wants their data...

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Increasing Data Growth

April 11, 2010

  Medical imaging, biotechnology imaging, geophysical engineering, digital media, databases, Physics, Digital animations, RFID / tracking, email: Multiple primary disks – raided / mirrored Multiple business continuance volume business continuance volume snapshots Replicated volumes Many generations of backups – onsite and offsite copies Additional extra copies “tucked away” (i.e....

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