2014-03-25 De-Mystifying the IT Assessment
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The document discusses an IT assessment that evaluates an organization's network infrastructure, security, disaster recovery, and budget. It explains that an assessment helps plan for future upgrades, new technologies, improved processes, and potential staff or technology changes. The assessment is meant to coach and advise an organization, not threaten IT staff. Consultants will provide recommendations and expertise from other similar organizations without acting as stock brokers. The assessment also tests network security, backups, compliance, and reviews how well the existing IT systems support the organization.
2014-03-25 De-Mystifying the IT Assessment
- 1. Thrive. Grow. Achieve. De-Mystifying the IT Assessment Nate Solloway March 25, 2014
- 2. WHAT’S ON TAP? • What we do • Why do an IT Assessment? • Is this a threat to my IT Staff? • Network Infrastructure • Network Security • Disaster Recovery • What’s New? • Are You Being Served? • IT Budget Review 2
- 3. WHY DO AN ASSESSMENT? 3
- 4. WHY? PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE • IS IT TIME FOR UPGRADES? • PREPARING FOR AN RFP • TIME TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY • IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES • CHECKING ON EXISTING PRACTICES 4
- 5. WHY? WAS THERE A PROBLEM? • WAS THERE A SERVER OUTAGE? • AN AUDIT IS COMING UP • STAFF NEED ASSESSING OR THERE IS POTENTIAL LOSS OF STAFF • RECURRING ISSUES 5
- 6. • STAFF • TECHNOLOGY • INFRASTUCTURE • PLANNING FOR A MOVE? • SOFTWARE , AMS • IT PLANNING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS 6
- 7. WHAT ABOUT MY IT STAFF? 7
- 9. AN ASSET MANAGER, NOT A STOCK BROKER • CONSULTANTS ARE PART OF YOUR TEAM • EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS • TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS • IN-HOUSE OR THE CLOUD? 9
- 10. DOES YOUR NETWORK LOOK LIKE THIS? 10
- 11. OR THIS? 11
- 13. • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS • CONCERNS WITH IN-HOUSE STAFF • EXTERNAL THREATS 13
- 14. VULNERABILITY TESTING VS PENETRATION TESTING COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS WHITE BOX TESTING GREY BOX TESTING BLACK BOX TESTING 14
- 15. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TESTED YOUR BACKUPS? 15
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- 17. ARE YOU BEING SERVED? 17
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- 20. QUESTIONS? 20
- 21. THANK YOU! Seth Zarny – Partner szarny@raffa.com 301.279.6500 Nate Solloway – Manager nsolloway@raffa.com 202.955.8417 Evette Collins – Account Executive ecollins@raffa.com 202.955.6708