Security Assessment Services Checklist and Auditlist related points for an organization called “Cvent”, whose core business is SaaS and Mobile Application related to System Application Domain. Hence we need to make sure that the application servers are physically and virtually secure and provide round the clock availability and reliable data integrity. There should also be a checklist to ensure due privacy and confidentiality of client data. Physical Security The organization should make sure that the severs, firewalls and mainframes should be placed in safe and secure area. So the following checklist should cover aspects pertaining to physical security like: • Are the application servers hosted in a safe and secure environment? Yes/No • Are the mainframe machines placed in a cool and secure environment, as they tend to get quickly overheated? Yes/No • Do the mainframes have alternative power backup to support the outages in power? Yes/No • Does the hosting space for Application servers provide reserve power backup for servers in case of power outage? Yes/No • Is there a backup and recovery policy in case of hard drive or failure of any other device? Yes/No • Do all the people who enter the application server room have valid/authorized access to work in the room? Yes/No • Does the people who attend to the mainframe server room have valid/authorized access to work in the room? Yes/No Network Based (Attack & Penetration) Anything that is accessible via the internet
* Backups – Did not see a backup plan. Ensure backups are conducted daily and the off-site copies are maintained.
A firewall will be used so that UN authorized users will be restricted. Parts of security will be different user account and password for each member.
iv. Users of remote workstations must comply with HIPAA Security Policy # 10 - Workstation Use)
50. Do you confirm that for each application, the application owner must identify an application administrator and
Let 's go back to daily backups for an example. If you back up at night at 6:00 p.m. and the server goes down the following day at 4:00 p.m., then you 've potentially lost 22 hours of data that was created during that day. If you have no ability to recreate that data, then the data is lost.
What role enables users working at another computer on the company network, or on the internet, to establish a connection to a server and open an application or desktop session there?
“New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.”
Redundant backup storage is maintained on site as well. We have a second data center off site that can be used in case of an emergency. Back up tapes for rebooting the system are kept by a third party data store house. References CAUTION EPIC FAILURE.
So, a server manages the account through active directory which is very useful for users as it will help them to manage their accounts in which it does not restrict users from basic functions. So, the way it works at St. Thomas More (STM) is that when student’s logon they would require a username and password in which after they put their credentials in then the server would check their details in order to see whether they match with the details that are on the server in which if they are the same then it will allow the user to have access to the account, however if they are different then it would not allow users to access. The STM servers are split up into different groups such as, staff, students and canteen staff. You can have people that are in multiple groups. This is the role of the server that helps you log
As part of our disaster recovery plan, we have configured one of the servers as a backup that contains a complete backup of the primary server. The backup server will be configured so that if the primary server fails, then the backup server will come online, so that there will be no interruption in service. Each week we will test the backup server to ensure that all the files are readable and accessible. Then, once a month we will test the recovery plan creating a failure to make sure the backup server comes online.
Nine network closet rooms were tested and three network closets had physical access issues, where UTSA critical personnel could not access. This was due to the fact that a secured classroom or cubicle partition prevented direct entry into these closets. The network closet rooms with issues were:
| Describe the organisational security procedures for tools, equipment and personal belongings in relation to site, workplace, company and operative.
Beyond that server roles include things like managing the company email and website, print services, backups and Active Directory.
In our network technology Server Hardening is one of the most important things to be handled on our servers, becomes more understandable when you realize all the risks involved. The default configuration of most operating systems are not designed with security as the primary focus. Now a days default setups are focus more on communications, usability and functionality. To protect our servers we must establish solid and sophisticated server hardening policies for all servers in our organization. Developing a server hardening checklist would likely be a great first step in increasing our server and network security. Make sure that our checklist includes minimum security practices that we expect of our staff.
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