Security & Stability Audit Case Study
Background
Displaytech, Inc. makes and sells with superior image quality
for electronic viewfinders in consumer digital still cameras,
camcorders, and mobile communication devices. Founded in 1985, it
employs 50 employees at its headquarters in Longmont, Colorado.
Displaytech also has a partnership facility in Tokyo, Japan.
The Challenge
Displaytech experienced employee downsizing and shortly
afterward hired a new management team. Its computer network was not
given proper attention or resources during the transition. The new
team was concerned with the system's security and stability.
Displaytech wanted an unbiased assessment of the current network
system with two specific goals: to identify vulnerable areas that
could easily be breached and to define critical areas of the
network that would likely impact the business during hardware or
configuration failures.
The company needed the assessment report to be easily translated
into an action plan. It wanted to address network issues as quickly
and efficiently as possible.
The Result
Mile High Networks conducted a security and stability audit of
the entire network system including servers, routers and firewalls.
Each component was evaluated with emphasis on device configuration
and log files. Additionally, the entire network was evaluated for
how the business was using resources to help identify vulnerable
areas. Mile High Networks:
- Interviewed key department personnel to identify critical data
and ascertain how the network was being used.
- Reviewed system logs for all network components to determine
stability issues.
- Reviewed all network hardware identified as business critical
to determine single points of failure.
- Evaluated all network perimeter device configurations that
could make the network vulnerable.
- Evaluated company practices that could lead to system
breaches.
Once Mile High Networks completed the assessment, it developed a
comprehensive audit report in a matrix form to allow Displaytech to
prioritize issues based on classification or risk level. The report
included:
- An itemization of 37 concerns,
- A risk scale from 1 - 10 to easily identify the most critical
issues, and,
- A description of the problem and technical recommendations for
resolution.
Mile High Networks then held an extensive meeting with
management and technical staff to review the findings and address
any concerns or questions.
Company Testimonial
"Mile High Networks provided our company with a thorough
risk assessment of its IT infrastructure and network. From
this assessment, we were provided with a comprehensive and
informative report of the low, medium and high priority risks to
which the company was exposed. Based upon this report Mile
High Networks worked with us to develop and implement a plan which
greatly minimized our exposure to risks and was tailored to our
current size, future growth and existing budget. Through
extensive up-front planning we were able to successfully migrate
our network and implement the necessary changes, all with minimal
impact on users and day-to-day operations. Following the
migration, Mile High Networks was there to assist with
troubleshooting the smaller issues that remained after the initial
migration was complete; additionally, the project was completed on
time and within the budget. Mile High Networks did an
outstanding job in all aspects of the project, from the initial
assessment, planning, implementation through follow-up".
Chuck Jernigan
Network Administrator
Displaytech Inc.
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