Tag: ITIL Application Services – SDLC – Web Services

How to install ASDM for PIX 7.x

1. Copy the ASDM binary file to a TFTP or FTP server on your network. 2. Log in to the security appliance and enter privileged EXEC mode: hostname> enable password: hostname# 3. Ensure that you have connectivity from the security appliance to the TFTP / FTP server. 4. Delete the old version of PDM by… Continue reading How to install ASDM for PIX 7.x

Sample – Network Infrastructure – Project Schedule for Networked Systems

Sample Project Tasls. Task Responsible Person Project initiation   Draft project proposal   Approve project   Develop project plan   Collect information from different anticipated users on network requirements   Specify network requirements   Approve network requirements   Specify network components: hardware, software   Develop network infrastructure plan   Develop network quality plan   Develop… Continue reading Sample – Network Infrastructure – Project Schedule for Networked Systems

Sample Visio – Network DMZ Drawing with Backup considerations

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Grouped Pieces of ITIL V3 Processes

ITIL Change Management o Service Catalog o Service Design o Design coordination o Service Level Management o Availability Management o Capacity Management o IT Service Continuity Management o Information Security Management o Vendor / Supplier Management ITIL Service Transition o Financial Management o Demand Management o Service Portfolio Management o Service Management for IT Services… Continue reading Grouped Pieces of ITIL V3 Processes

Corporate IT Domain Knowledge

How to build or enhance your Corporate IT Domain Knowledge Objectives:   Build an understanding of 1. Business processes and workflows and dependencies 2. Build Domain Oriented Software Development Environment 3. Systems & Software (licensing, licensing recovery and cost to organization) 4. Asset management, know what you have where assets are and classify the value to each line of… Continue reading Corporate IT Domain Knowledge

A Multi-Layered Security Approach

The best security plan is a multi-layered one that creates circles of protection within one another, so that if one defense is penetrated, an intruder still has to get through more levels in order to do damage. Such an approach is called a defense-in-depth design. Computer security should also be multi-layered, which means inclusion of… Continue reading A Multi-Layered Security Approach

Sample Word – Data Classification and Encryption guidelines

What is Confidential Information?  1) Any information not known to outsiders that has value to corporate or whose premature disclosure would help competitors or be harmful to the corporate.  2) Can include physical, electronic, or oral information.  3) Must be classified and protected according to guidelines set in Global Information Classification Policy.  Free – Document download Sample… Continue reading Sample Word – Data Classification and Encryption guidelines

Suggested Secure Media Destruction Standard

Scope This standard applies to all corporate data, including corporate customer data, whether located at a corporate facility or a third party facility, and whether handled by corporate employees, or corporate contractors, vendors, third party service providers, or their staff or agents.  This standard also applies to all wholly owned and partially owned subsidiaries. Furthermore,… Continue reading Suggested Secure Media Destruction Standard

Unix Cross Reference Command Summary

Backed by request from our blog comments. BSD Commands.pdf Quick Command Index.pdf RH Linux Commands.pdf Solaris 7 Commands.pdf Solaris 8 Commands.pdf UCR.PDF Universal Unix Commands.pdf Unix Crossreference.pdf Free – Document download Unix Cross Reference Command Summary

Understanding Computer Forensics and Data Destruction

An often overlooked aspect of computer security involves data that remains on your computer after you think it is gone. The practice of recovering data from a computer is called computer forensics, a term that is usually associated with recovering data that constitutes evidence in a criminal or civil court cases. Recovery of “Deleted” Data… Continue reading Understanding Computer Forensics and Data Destruction

SDLC – Package software support Considerations

Are packages appropriately supported and maintained? Consider Maintenance agreement with the supplier Changes and upgrades checked and tested before installation Source code provided Measures to prevent unauthorized access to the software Software supplier: number of support staff, references, reliability Contracts Software certified Where software is owned by the supplier-escrow agreement Implications of in-house modifications Stability/Penetration… Continue reading SDLC – Package software support Considerations

Oracle Server Performance Monitoring Considerations

The following Oracle Server 10g or higher counters that can be monitored as part an SLA: Number of active connections Buffer Cache Hit Ratio CPU Usage Per Second CPU Usage Per Transaction Current Logons Count Current Open Cursors Count Current OS Load Cursor Cache Hit Ratio. Database CPU Time Ratio Host CPU Utilization (Percentage) Disk… Continue reading Oracle Server Performance Monitoring Considerations

US EMR Adoption Model

Common knowledge that you should know. Stage 0 All three ancillaries not installed Stage 1 Ancillaries – Lab, Rad, Pharmacy – All installed Stage 2 CDR, Controlled Medical Vocabulary, CDS, may have document imaging; HIE capable Stage 3 Nursing / clinical documentation (flow sheets), CDSS (error checking), PACS available outside Radiology Stage 4 Clinical Decision… Continue reading US EMR Adoption Model

Questions to Consider in Developing Backup Procedures

Who These are questions to consider when you are deciding who should be doing certain tasks: Who determines what files and computers will be backed up, and how will the policy be published? Who is responsible for doing the backup? Is this responsibility formally part of their job description? To whom is the success or… Continue reading Questions to Consider in Developing Backup Procedures

Summary description of different OS Backup Types

Full, Incremental, and Differential Backups: Full Backup Advantages: All files from the selected drives and folders are backed up to one backup set.  In the event you need to restore files, they are easily restored from the single backup set. Disadvantages: A full backup is more time consuming than other backup options.  Full backups require… Continue reading Summary description of different OS Backup Types

Simple Script to Stop – Start MS Exchange Services (2000 – 2003)

In an emergency like, this might be useful to you for stopping / starting MS Exchange Services: net stop MSExchangeMSMI /y net stop MSExchangePCMTA /y net stop MSExchangeFB /y net stop MSExchangeDX /y net stop MSExchangeIMC /y net stop MSExchangeMTA /y net stop MSExchangeIS /y net stop MSExchangeDS /y net stop MSExchangeSA /y  To restart… Continue reading Simple Script to Stop – Start MS Exchange Services (2000 – 2003)

Sample – Disaster Recovery Record Salvage Procedures

If a disaster strikes and records are damaged, knowing the correct salvage procedures can minimize lost data.  Magnetic, photographic and paper media can require different techniques.  The chart on the following pages indicates the appropriate initial and follow-up action for each media.  Prompt restorative action can minimize or prevent permanent damage to critical and possibly… Continue reading Sample – Disaster Recovery Record Salvage Procedures

The Job of the Apache Web Server is to ?

Common knowledge regarding Apache Web Server just all in one place on this blog: Read the Request(s) and send out a Response(s)  1)      Socket() Create a new socket 2)      bind() Bind the socket to a port 3)      listen() Prepare the socket to listen for connections 4)      accept() Accept an incoming connection 5)      receive() Communicate with… Continue reading The Job of the Apache Web Server is to ?