Tag: Business

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In our years of IT experience we found that consulting companies think they have all the answers. The truth is they don’t even know all of the questions for most organizations. You found us because you were looking for information in an effort to fast track your projects or simplify your job. Since 2007 we… Continue reading Welcome to Bestitdocuments.com Weblog

BigIP LTM F5 – Balancing Methods

The BigIP F5 LTM supports various load balancing methods. These methods are categorized as either Static or Dynamic. Dynamic load balancing methods are considered balancing methods that take the server performance into consideration. This article also explains how the BigIP F5 LTM can balance traffic outside of the fore-mentioned Static and Dynamic balancing methods.  … Continue reading BigIP LTM F5 – Balancing Methods

PCI DSS, SOX (CobiT) and HIPAA & HITECH simplified

PCI DSS SOX (CobiT) HIPAA & HITECH Penalties: Fines, loss of credit card processing and level 1 merchant requirements Penalties: Fines up to $5M and up to 10 years in prison Penalties and fees up to $1.5M for neglect 5.1.1  Monitor zero day attacks not covered by anti-virus 6.2 Identify newly discovered security vulnerabilities 11.2  … Continue reading PCI DSS, SOX (CobiT) and HIPAA & HITECH simplified

Patch and Vulnerability Research Resources

Overview This procedure was developed to identify and evaluate system and application vulnerabilities through research. This document defines accountability and a process that shows where to look for vulnerabilities that affect [Client] and how to access [Client] personalized resources. By adhering to the following guidelines, [Client] keep abreast of new vulnerabilities, exploits, viruses and worms.… Continue reading Patch and Vulnerability Research Resources

Top Vertical Business Industries and Business Markets

We will be posting some basic business requirements for the following business Verticals. Energy and Utilities Healthcare Business Services Oil and Gas Pharmaceutical Information Technology Solar Biotechnology Consulting Geo Thermo Chemical Computer Software / Hardware Telecom, Retail Insurance Automotive Electronics Banking / Finance Education Engineering Federal, state and local governments Manufacturing Printing / Publishing Transportation… Continue reading Top Vertical Business Industries and Business Markets

Business Impact Analysis Expectations and Outcomes

An analysis can determine the outages impact on each business unit and the organization as a whole. Identify the interdependencies with other business units formulate basis of the recovery Strategies. Objective: To determine the maximum downtime for each business unit To determine the critical business units of an organization To determine the priority for restoring… Continue reading Business Impact Analysis Expectations and Outcomes

Sample – User Roles Server Assessment Considerations – Part 1

Partial list of questions to consider. Initial reason for purchase / business problem Most common Use Cases  with respect to Provisioning and Identity Management a)  Delegation of permissions b) Property generation / validation c) User provisioning / de-provisioning Review Authentication Management model (i.e. resource(s) allocated to manage Authentication Business Benefits realized from initial investment, Describe… Continue reading Sample – User Roles Server Assessment Considerations – Part 1

What is you Risk Management Technique / Methodology?

Issues and risks are inherent in all complex efforts. Management of issues in a timely manner and mitigation of potential risks prior to impact are essential elements of the program management function.  “Managed Service Provider” follows a robust Risk Management Strategy for large support programs, the key dimensions of which are given below. “Managed Service… Continue reading What is you Risk Management Technique / Methodology?

Sample – Application Maintenance and Project Support Methodology

“Managed Service Provider” provides maintenance services for its clients Application Systems that cover a wide range of technologies and businesses, and are typically critical to a client’s business. Our consultants take a proactive approach to Application System maintenance, by focusing on long-term functionality, stability and preventive maintenance to avoid problems that typically arise from incomplete… Continue reading Sample – Application Maintenance and Project Support Methodology

Sample – User Roles Server Assessment Considerations – Part 2

Partial list of questions to consider. Business issue Recommendation Comments 0 time spent with / Managing Authentication today Dedicate resource time on solution to leverage tool and reduce AD administration time Agreement; reduce workload & leverage automation No Automation Create further policies Approval process needed for Groups and users (owner) Use built in approvals for… Continue reading Sample – User Roles Server Assessment Considerations – Part 2

Sample – SAP CRM “Managed Service Provider” Considerations

Business Issues / Business Drivers Integrating SAP CRM with Client’s existing suite of products Facilitate growth in high growth geographies and markets Innovation – Bringing new and exciting products in an aggressive timeline, to meet customers’ increasing expectations Cost Competition – Slow economic conditions forced auto manufacturers to cut costs across the supply chain and… Continue reading Sample – SAP CRM “Managed Service Provider” Considerations

Enterprise IT Incident Response – Network Forensic Considerations

Network Forensics allows your organization to capture valuable, actionable intelligence to help secure your network and help ensure its availability. By capturing raw network data and using advanced forensics analysis, your IT and security staff can effectively identify how your business assets are affected by network exploits, internal data theft, and security or HR policy… Continue reading Enterprise IT Incident Response – Network Forensic Considerations

Cisco PIX – Logging Command Reference Shortcuts

Logging Message Filtering No logging message buffer-number: Do not manages with “number x” Logging Message Filtering 11101 Configuration mode change messages 11104 11105 11106 11107 11108 11109 502103 Privilege Level Change Message 611103 – 611104 User Logout Messages 304001 HTTP Path Messages Pix Logging – Syntax: loggin on enable logging Cisco Pix Logging Levels Level… Continue reading Cisco PIX – Logging Command Reference Shortcuts

Facial Recognition Device Vendor Considerations

Overview The Facial Recognition Reader standard considerations: Identify presence detection, Integrate with the standard Enterprise Authentication solutions that: Allow for fast access Allow for automatic logoff upon lack of presence detection. Take advantage of a centralized architecture, The recommended vendor standard facial recognition readers is: Sensible Vision; Sensible Vision works stand alone. Readers will be… Continue reading Facial Recognition Device Vendor Considerations

Passive Proximity Badge Reader and Sonar Device Vendor Considerations

Overview The Passive Proximity Badge Reader and Sonar Device vendor consideration will: Integrate with the standard existing / future Enterprise SSO solutions, Allow for fast access, Allow for password save (configurable time), Allow for tap out to lock or logoff the system, Work with several of the building access cards already being used in the… Continue reading Passive Proximity Badge Reader and Sonar Device Vendor Considerations

Sample – Grouped Authentication Methods

Grouped Authentication Methods Authentication Methods Windows NT Domains Windows Kerberos RADIUS authentication RSA SecurID Smart cards Biometric Devices Custom Methods CRL and OCSP Support Combinations of Methods Passwords Passwords Over SSL Liberty Alliance (ID-FF) Smart Cards Two Factor Tokens Digital / X.509 Certificates CA eTrust Directory Critical Path CP Directory iPlanet Directory Server Microsoft Active… Continue reading Sample – Grouped Authentication Methods

Sample – Grouped Anti-Virus Spyware / Malware Vendor Products

Grouped Anti-Virus Spyware / Malware Vendor Products Anti-Virus Spyware / Malware Vendor Products AV, desktop security, content filtering and countermeasure technology products Kasperky Kaspersky Antivirus Kaspersky Internet Security Kaspersky Mobile Kaspersky Workspace Security Kaspersky Business Space Security Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security Kaspersky Total Space Security McAfee McAfee Total Protection Solution McAfee Total Protection Solution Advanced… Continue reading Sample – Grouped Anti-Virus Spyware / Malware Vendor Products

Sample – Grouped Enterprise Web Server Products

Grouped Enterprise Web Server Products Web Servers Microsoft IIS 6 / 7 Sun ONE Web Server Websphere Oracle Sun Java System Web Server iPlanet / Netscape Web Servers Apache Web Server Lotus Domino Server Lotus Notes IBM HTTP Server IBM TRIRIGA Covalent Apache HP Apache WebLogic Oracle eBusiness R11 or 12i Tomcat Coldfusion

Sample – Grouped Application and Portal Server Products

Sample – Grouped Application and Portal Server Products Application and Portal Servers BEA WebLogic Application Server portal servers IBM WebSphere Application Server Tomcat Application Server Sun ONE Application Server SilverStream Application Server iPlanet Application Server Oracle 9i Application and Portal Servers Plumtree Portal Server Citrix MetaFrame and NFuse Portal Any J2EE compliant server Vignette Application… Continue reading Sample – Grouped Application and Portal Server Products