Company Growth

Company Growth and Expansion Do you foresee adding any new hardware or software in the next three to six months? Do you plan on opening any remote offices or new locations within the next three to six months? Do you have plans to upgrade or install any key applications? Do you see any significant increase [...]

Workstations

Workstations, Laptops, & PDAs How many workstations are on site? Are they properly configured? Is the Disk Clean Up Tool scheduled to run regularly to clean up temporary Internet files Is antivirus protection also occurring at the workstation level? Is the user able to disable the antivirus software on his/her machine? Is there spyware detection and removal [...]

Network Audit

Network Infrastructure and Configuration What type of network is in place? What type of switch is being used? How may ports total? How many ports used and unused? Is the topology expandable and able to handle a load increase? Is there a hub being used? Why or why not? Is there an active firewall in [...]

Backup

Backup System Are all necessary files being backed up? What is the frequency of backups? Are multiple tapes being used? Is a tape maintained off site for disaster recovery purposes? Is the tape drive being cleaned on a regular basis? Is the system set to verify that backups are completed without errors? Is there a [...]

Network Assessment – Servers

Servers What version of the operating system is installed? Do any security patches need to be installed? (Note: security patches should not be installed haphazardly; not all patches are safe to install) Are there any error messages or error lights on to indicate a failure, pre-failure warning or disconnection? Are there any suspicious or unexpected [...]