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A Time to Trust: assessing your security risks

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In today’s fast paced information technology world, trusted information from trusted sources is paramount. The key to keeping your information trustworthy comes from a realistic and comprehensive information security approach. The methodology is simple; first assess, second fix, third affirm, fourth manage. Let's address the assessment methodology.

There are many reasons why an organization does not perform a periodic assessment and here are a few:

1 - they don’t know how; 2 – They are scared of what they will find; or 3 - ignorance.

I can’t help the last two but I do know how to get you going on an assessment. Simply put, break your network into logical operational modules; external risk, internal risk, security architecture, wireless network access, web application, directory services, data storage, unified communications and regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, etc.).

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