NETWORKAUDIT

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