Importance of Network Documentation

A log of data entered is kept and can be recalled for audit purposes (a secure electronic backup of data held is sufficient).

“Networks are all around us. They are in our walls, in the air. At schools, hotels, hospitals, even coffee shops. Always there, always on…This power exists today. In our routers. In our switches... . (Cisco, n.d.)

Networking is part of our everyday lives now. Weather is us using our phones, computer, using GPS for directions, watching 3D movies and TV’s or in our work environments. Network Security has become search a big issue since our day to day live started to be more involve with us. These problems involve in all type of shapes and forms where some of these issues are cyber attacks, physical attacks, or abuse of policies. People are really exposed due to the amount of internet activities we have going on in most of our networks. There are two fundamentally different when it comes to networking, the data networks and the synchronous network comprised of switches. With that being said there are also

Information is logged on a spreadsheet and filed with the log number this is so the information can easily be found if required.

Users can be the main risk to an organization. A disgruntled employee can access the server and open it up to all types of security issues or install malware or virus’. User access to the server should be limited to users that need admin level and closely monitored. Admin accounts should never be used for day-to-day activities as this could lead to username/passwords being stolen more easily providing access to others from the outside. When an employee leaves their admin and general use accounts should be turned off immediately. If an employee is to be terminated with cause, theses accounts should be disabled prior to the termination discussion. Users risk are medium impact and highly controllable with policy and procedures.

Implement an information management system (SIM) that can analyze the aggregated logs for abnormal activities, which may be a sign of a compromise or undesired access.

There are multiple aspects of security in this network, which I have tried to implement as much as possible. This is where the CIA triangle comes into play, confidentiality, rules and limits to access information; Integrity, making sure the data is accurate and trustworthy; Availability, having reliable access to the information. I am going to talk about each aspect in a list format and explain how it’s used in my network. One thing that will be performed on all network devices is system updates and patches. They will happen on a monthly basis, on a weekend when the networks are not being used.

The use of an electronic diary system is also invaluable as a quick and efficient way of sharing information with colleagues This enables one to one interviews, meetings, reviews and supervisions to be pre-booked and others to have access to this information. This communication system is used very effectively within our management team; all members have an electronic diary in place via a central server and share information with others allowing the smooth running of diary entries.

* Backups – Did not see a backup plan. Ensure backups are conducted daily and the off-site copies are maintained.

The server should keep track in stable storage (such as a disk log) information regarding what RPC operations were received, whether they were successfully performed, and the results associated with the operations. When a server crash takes place and a RPC message is received, the server can check whether the RPC had been previously performed and therefore guarantee “exactly once” semantics for the execution of RPCs.

Server is engineered to manage, store, send and process data 24h a day .It has extra capacity in terms of some components used for a client computer and is more expensive.

that organizations must implement in order to maintain information security. Information must be protected from those without a readily need to know to perform organizational business functions. Unauthorized access to information can have a detrimental impact on an organization from a legal and operating perspective. One of the primary preventive controls that provide an organization with many operational benefits is continuous log management policies. In addition to helping solve network security related issues, logs

There are various legislative acts and regulations that instruct on how we are to record and store HR data, I will briefly summarise 2 of them.

The security incident management policy of Blyth’s Books is quite comprehensive in the aspect of the detection and reporting of information security events. Detection and reporting of a security incident is vital for an organisation’s survival. If an organisation’s stakeholders and employees cannot detect when an incident has occurred or have detected one but cannot report owing to the fact that how and whom to report to is unknown, the remainder of the incident management procedure which is aimed at getting the organisation back on its feet information security wise cannot be put into process. No one can handle or respond to an incident they have no knowledge of. The security incident management policy of Blyth’s Books was pretty comprehensive in outlining what security incidents are and how they could be identified by those covered in the scope of the policy. A review of Norwegian organisations and institutions performed in 2005 where strategies for data security incidents were analysed demonstrated that statistics

It has been proved that computers help a business ease its activities such as record keeping, monitoring employees and word processing among others. However, the use of computers in the workplace breeds concerns such as security threats and privacy issues. Computer systems are not only prone to hackers but also other security issues that may compromise the company’s activities and social integrity. The research will probe into some of the advantages and disadvantages of computer surveillance.