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Disaster Recovery Planning Checklist

February 22, 2010

1. Does your firm have the ability to recreate and service the product throughout its life cycle? a. If so, during a disaster would is the cycle to do this? b. Is the cycle short enough to not risk the potential market share loss? c. If not, how long is the cycle,...

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business , compliances , security

Checklist for Disaster Recovery

February 22, 2010

When reviewing disaster recovery plans, the first step is to determine the financial impact of data downtime. How long can your business remain afloat without your critical data? This information will affect your decisions concerning the sophistication and capabilities of your disaster recovery solution. Governmental regulations should also be...

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o-s

Disk Write Methods

February 22, 2010

  Writing method Write / Read Passes Description Ref: Overwriting with Zero data. 1 Write each byte to 0x00.   Overwriting with Random data. 1 Write each byte to random data or pseudo-random data.   U.S. Government DoD 5220.22-M 4 Pass 1, Random data; Pass 2, Bit-wise complement of...

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business , compliances , data-center-soc-noc , security

Sample Disaster Recovery Test Plan (Structure)

February 22, 2010

1.      Test Planning a.       Objectives b.      Test Procedures c.       Test Plan Review d.      Assumption Validation   2.      Test Scope a.       Orientation b.      Table Top c.       Functional d.      Full Scope   3.      Test  Coordinator and Team   4.      Result Analysis a.       Objectives Completed b.      Validity and accuracy of test data...

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compliances , networking , security

DoS

February 22, 2010

Aurthor unknown Whether launched by high school novices or savvy cyber-terrorists, Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks have become a threat to network reliability. These attacks often result in considerable loss of time and money since they consume scarce and expensive resources: network bandwidth, memory and disk space, CPU time, access to...

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business , compliances , data-center-soc-noc

SOW Checklist Overview

February 21, 2010

Summary Requirements Scope Of Work In Scope Out Of Scope Term Assumptions, Risks And Constraints Assumptions Risks Constraints Deliverables And Acceptance Criteria Project Approach, Methods, And Tools Approach Methods Tools Facilities Office Locations Delivery Center Locations Environments Conversion Testing Project Management Project Plan      Work Descriptions      Schedule Team...

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Outsourcing

February 21, 2010

The most effective outsourcing model occurs when you develop a strong partnership with your supplier, hold regular high-level strategic reviews, and implement a process for continual improvement that is underpinned by both performance and client satisfaction measures. Maintaining quality, transparency, confidentiality and anonymity is paramount for a successful outsourcing...

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compliances , itil , security

ISO 17999, 2700x and COBIT shorthand

February 19, 2010

The 27000 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 (1); 2. Organizing Information Security (2); 3. Asset Management (2); 4. Human Resources Security (3); 5. Physical and Environmental Security (2); 6. Communications and Operations...

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compliances , itil , security

ISO-17799 Overview

February 19, 2010

Complementary standards and guidelines where inspired by ISO17799, design to or supports the implementation of ISO17799: AS/NSZ-4360:2004, Risk Management Guidelines HB-231:2004, Information Security Risk Management Guidelines ISO-19011:1996, Guidelines for Management System Auditing PAS56:2003, Guide to Business Continuity Management ISO/TR-18044:2004, Information Security Incident Management ISO-GMITS:1996/2001 (Guidelines for the Management of...

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information-rights-management , security

The New E-Discovery Rules

February 18, 2010

Take the Lead in Ensuring Compliance New rules for electronic discovery adopted as part of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) went into effect December 1, 2006. The purpose of these rules is to streamline e-discovery requests. In an attempt to minimize the number of motions to compel...

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compliances , data-center-soc-noc , information-rights-management

Data and Storage Considerations

February 18, 2010

Data Storage – Contents Storage Issues Magnetic Disks File Systems Remote File Access NFS, CIFS, DAFS Disk organizations JBOD, SBOD RAID Storage Virtualization Scatter/Gather Comparing the various RAID levels RAID Performance RAID Implementation Architectural options for storage virtualization Storage Architectures: DAS, SAN, NAS and iSCSI Integration of Fibre Channel...

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information-rights-management , security

IRM-Enabled SharePoint Documents in Groove Workspace

February 13, 2010

  Windows Server 2008 has Rights Management Services (RMS, which is a server add-on feature) as an installable role and seamlessly integrated into the OS. Further Information Rights Management (IRM, which is the client ability to comply with what is set to be enforced by RMS) can be enabled in SharePoint...

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information-rights-management , sharepoint

AvePoint DocAve

February 8, 2010

AvePoint DocAve 4.5 DocAve is the only truly integrated, easy-to-use, enterprise software that offers a complete set of SharePoint Platform protection and management tools. The award winning gDocAve software platform addresses the need for fast, flexible, and real-time backup, disaster recovery, and administration solutions for MOSS. DocAve Compliance Archiver...

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security

Computer Forensics

February 7, 2010

Great links www.purdue.edu/securepurdue/docs/ComputerForensics.ppt

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o-s , virtual-vmware

Alternative Desktop ROI Comparison

February 6, 2010

Environmental factors increasing pressure for new solutions Audit/Control requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley, etc. New legislation; i.e., eDiscovery Desire for ‘Green’ solutions Security and Identity theft grow Disasters Technology Improvements bringing forth new solutions today Server blades & virtualization (VMWare: ESX, GSX, VDI) Software virtualization (MS Softricity, Altiris SVS,...

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compliances , security

Things in common with Risk Assessments

February 5, 2010

Vulnerability assessment has many things in common with risk assessment. Assessments are typically performed according to the following steps: · Cataloging assets and capabilities (resources) in a system · Assigning quantifiable value and importance to the resources · Identifying the vulnerabilities or potential threats to each resource · Mitigating or eliminating the...

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security

DDOS Attacks – Attack Tools

February 3, 2010

Denial of Service Attacks Denial of service (DoS) attacks involve flooding a system or network with more data than it can handle, so the system crashes or network bandwidth is so clogged that legitimate communications cannot occur. Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks are more sophisticated. In such an attack, the...

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security

Sample Information Security Program

January 30, 2010

A good Information Security Program should address all facets of IT security: Policies, Procedures, and Processes Network Security Physical Security Application Security Identity Management Business Continuity Compliance Information Sharing Threat/Vulnerability Management

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security

DoS Attack Details

January 25, 2010

DoS Attack Detail Maintaining a reliable and predictable network has become a strategic imperative for most businesses now dependent on the Internet. DoS attacks, which flood network links or Web sites with useless traffic, have become a serious threat to the reliability of critical business assets. In a DoS...

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compliances , information-rights-management , security

ISO-17799:2000 Overview

January 22, 2010

127 controls distributed within 10 categories Information security policy Organizational security Asset classification and control Personnel security Physical & environmental security Communication & operations management Access control System development & maintenance Business continuity management Compliance Uses a Plan/Do/Check/Act implementation and operation model that starts with a risk assessment to...

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What’s new in ISO-17799:2005

January 21, 2010

Risk management where addressed only in part 2 document, the part 1 now includes a new chapter on ‘Risk Assessment and Treatment’ requirements ‘Asset classification and control’ evolve into a more holistic ‘Asset management’ approach ‘Personnel Security’ evolve into ‘Human resources security’ which now emphasis on what’s needed before,...

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compliances , security

ISO-17799 Overview

January 20, 2010

BS7799 was created in 1999 as a two part document (standard + certification scheme) by the British Standards Institution (BSI) The standard portion was adopted and converted into an ISO standard in 2000 The certification scheme portions is still a BSI only standard and it’s latest revision is dated...

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compliances

IT Service Management

January 19, 2010

Components of an IT Service Management service HelpDesk Service Level Management Service Catalog Metering Billing Chargeback https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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information-rights-management , security

Threat Modeling

January 18, 2010

Threats must be understood to build secure systems  Every spec/design goes through threat analysis  Model of component is created  Threats categorized based on STRIDE  Severity ranked based on DREAD  Stride:  S—Spoofing  T—Tampering of Data  R—Repudiation   I—information Disclosure  D—Denial of Service   E—Escalation of Privileges  Dread:  D—Damage potential  R—Reproducibility  E—Exploitability  A—Affected...

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compliances , security

PCI Report on Compliance and Visa

January 17, 2010

PCI Compliance Validation. European Payment Council (EPC). Audits and Self-Assessments Network Scans Report on Compliance PCI Report on Compliance and Visa Level 1–3 Merchants Level 1 Merchants (via Acquirer) On-site PCI data security assessment completed by QSA Letter signed by a merchant officer Confirmation of report accuracy form completed...

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networking

Sort IP Addresses in Microsoft Excel

January 15, 2010

Excellent excel tip for networking solutions. http://blog.zztopping.com/2009/02/05/how-to-sort-ip-addresses-in-microsoft-excel  

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IT Security Management

January 12, 2010

What is Security Management. A proactively discover and detect intrusive activities/vulnerabilities Provide real-time prevention Provide a multi-layered approach to intrusion defense (Host/Network) Integrate any event from the enterprise Collect, consolidate, and normalize events  across the enterprise Filter events, alert and notify personnel,  execute countermeasures Suppress meaningless data Correlate events...

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networking , security

Next Generation Real-time Network Defense

January 11, 2010

Requirements: Near Continuous Scanning System Change Alerts Identify “unmanaged” nodes on network Receive frequent vulnerability updates Ongoing monitoring for baseline compliance, vulnerabilities, and threats Standards-based interface to firewall, anti-virus and intrusion prevention systems to support rapid shielding https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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networking , security

Sample RSA Server Architecture

January 10, 2010

Free – Document download Sample RSA Server Architecture https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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compliances , networking , sample-it-spreadsheets

Sample Excel – CA – Spectrum Polling spreadsheet

January 4, 2010

Free – Document download Spectrum Polling Collection Spreadsheet https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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compliances , sample-it-spreadsheets , web-services

Sample Excel – Gartner Web Evaluation Tool

January 4, 2010

Free Excel document download Gartner Web Evaluation Tool: http://www.aworc.org/went2001/tracks/joint/all-tool-web-evaluation.xls https://www.bestitdocuments.com/Samples

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