Having the latest equipment and technology doesn’t count for much if it is not secure.
Fusion Technology IT security consultants solve this worry with a simple approach:ind the holes and close them. This is achieved by first conducting a security audit to find the holes and then using the proper appliances or software to rectify the situation.
Security Audits:
The word "audit" can send shivers down the spine of the most battle-hardened executive. It means that an outside organization is going to conduct a formal written examination of one or more crucial components of the organization. A information technology security audit will reveal how the confidentiality, availability and integrity of an organization's information is assured. An information technology security audit is one of the best ways to determine the security of an organization's information without incurring the cost and other associated damages of a security incident.
A security Audits conducted on your networks infrastructure will answer a number of key questions:
Are passwords difficult to crack?
Are there access control lists (ACLs) in place on network devices to control who has access to shared data?
Are there audit logs to record who accesses data?
Are the audit logs reviewed?
Are the security settings for operating systems in accordance with accepted industry security practices?
Have all unnecessary applications and computer services been eliminated for each system?
Are these operating systems and commercial applications patched to current levels?
How is backup media stored? Who has access to it? Is it up-to-date?
Is there a disaster recovery plan? Have the participants and stakeholders ever rehearsed the disaster recovery plan?
Are there adequate cryptographic tools in place to govern data encryption, and have these tools been properly configured?
Have custom-built applications been written with security in mind?
How have these custom applications been tested for security flaws?
How are configuration and code changes documented at every level? How are these records reviewed and who conducts the review?
