For a company’s data to be secure, the computer networks must be properly configured and maintained. Truewater believes that a thorough network assessment is an important first step in accessing the condition of the current system. Listed are the key evaluation points assessed.

BACKUP RELIABILITY
We access your backup solution to determine whether your critical business data is being backed up and evaluate your ability to recover from a disaster. This includes such things as storage of data on the file server, scheduled media rotation and off-site storage.

VIRUS PROTECTION
Viruses can spread through emails, programs, music or pictures. The assessment will determine if your anti-virus software has been updated and is capable of scanning across all machines on the network.

SECURITY
During the assessment we check for common internal security holes that can compromise your network, if exploited. Additionally, a basic port scan will be performed to be certain your firewall is protecting your network from intruders.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE
We look for speed bottlenecks such as file fragmentation, overloaded hard discs, insufficient memory, common DNS problems, missing updates and slow or malfunctioning network cards and switches.

SERVER INTEGRITY & CONFIGURATION
We will examine memory and processor utilization. A check will be made for the presence of current system updates, server redundancy, error log messages and indications of system intrusions.

While the decision maker should be available for the initial background questions and for the follow-up results, it is not required for the client to be present during the assessment. This is left to the client’s discretion.

After the assessment, a report will be presented that shows how your system compares with industry standard best practices. Additionally, the decision maker will be alerted to any serious findings that warrant immediate attention.