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ScopeofWork
NetworkAuditandOptimization
NetworkAudit
Ourcertifiedsystemsengineerswilluseavarietyofindustryrecognizedtoolstoscanyour
networkandcreateacomprehensivereportdetailingitsoverallhealthandsecurity.ThisIT
systemsauditwillnotonlyshowyouexactlywhatneedstobecorrectedinordertopreventa
possiblecompromiseofyournetwork,butalsodetailsystemsinventoriesandgraphicalmapping
ofthenetworktopology.Ourengineerswillscanthesoftwareandconfigurationvulnerabilities.
Also,explicitlylaidoutinthefinalreportwillbestepbystepfixesforconfigurationerrorsand
referencestosecuritypatchesandupgrades.
OurApproach
Wewillstartoutwithabaselineassessmentshowinganinitial"snapshot"oftheoverall
network.Wewillthendigdeeperintotheserversanddocumenttheircompliancewithvendor
recommendedpatchlevels.Oncedeficienciesareidentified,thefixesareappliedandre
scanned.Themostseriousissueswouldbeaddressed,aswellasacompletesysteminventory
includinghardwareandsoftwareinstalledthroughoutthenetwork.Thefinalstepwouldbeto
rescantheentirenetworkforacomparativeanalysiswiththebaseline.Theonlyremaining
vulnerabilitiesshouldbeduetocorporatepolicyconflictsoradministrativemisconfigurations.
WhatWeDo:
1. Analyzeclient'snetworktoidentifyvulnerabilitiesduetomissingupdatesor
administrativemisconfiguration.
2. Providevendorrecommendedpatchestobringsystemsintocompliancewithindustry
standards.
3. Workwiththemanagementandsupportstafftocorrectflawsinpolicy,designor
implementation.
TheReport:
OurNetworkAuditreportoffersadetailedviewofthenetwork.Includedareindividual
hardware,softwareandnetworkserviceinventoriesforeveryhostonthenetwork.Compliance
withpatchlevels(theleadingexploitusedfornetworkintrusions)andsecurityvulnerabilitiesare
alsodetailedforallservers.Theoverallsizeofthereportwillvarydependingonthesizeofthe
networkaudited.
NetworkAssessmentOptimization
TheNetworkOptimizationAssessmentassistscustomersinLANOptimizationorWAN
Optimization.NetworkOptimizationAssessmentsarefocusedonaspecificcustomerpain
point,theseNetworkhealthcheckservicesaredesignedtoanalyzetheintegrityofthe
currentnetworkinfrastructureandquicklydetermineproblemareas.
TheNetworkOptimizationAssessmentserviceisbrokenintofourdeliverystages:
1. EngagementPreparation
2. DiscoveryStage
3. NetworkInfrastructureReadinessAssessmentdevelopment
4. EngagementClosure
Ourconsultantswillworkwithyoutoscopeanddefineyourprojectneedsandtailorasolution
thatfitsyourrequirements.
Assumptions&Exceptions
1. TheProspect/Customershouldallowustousetheirpremisesforstoringandshiftingofcertain
material(ownedbyvendor)duringtheexecutionoftheproject.
2. Security&safetyofthemateriallyingintheProspect/Customerpremiseswillbeunderthe
Prospect/Customersresponsibility.
3. WeexpecttheProspect/Customertogive1ofitsstaffmembertobeasinglepointofcontactfor
thevendorforallkindsofapprovalsandpermissions.
4. TheProspect/Customerisexpectedtogiveusnetworkadministrativepasswords&scriptsand
othernecessaryinformationdeemedtobeimportantforthejobtobedone.
5. TheProspect/Customerisexpectedtogiveuspremisesonanonworkingday.
6. Wehavenotconsideredanyelectricalnetworkingunderthisaudit.
7. WehavenotconsideredanyActivecomponentsconfigurationsunderthisaudit.
8. Wehavenotconsideredanyleasedline/MPLS/VPN/RFconnectivityandconfigurationsunderthis
audit.
9. Wearenotresponsibleforthenetworkcabling&crimpingunderthisscope.
10. Anylegalorformalpermissionrequiredforthisauditshouldbeunderthescopeof
Prospect/Customer.
11. Delayinexecutionduetoproblemsinpointno.10willbeaddedintheexecutiontimelines.
12. Periodofcompletiondependsongeographicspreadout,travelingtimeandnetworkdowntime