We’ve seen that the typical IT plan for infrastructure recovery only scratches the surface of the issues that bring organizations down. The most common gaps were employee unavailability, communications breakdowns, extended power outages, damaged backup tapes, and travel and transportation restrictions.

A Computer's Hard Drive contains everything that you store in it From your music to pictures and Word documents, as long as you saved it and have not yet deleted it, you have it in your Hard Drive

VoIP technology is a one way of sending a voice signal using your Internet connection (IP).  This is also known as an analog signal in a medium which is digital, ie, the internet

The reasons why a security audit needs to be implemented to meet PCI-DSS requirements are based on the need to fix weakness in the existing infrastructure that many enterprises have.

One of the biggest possible security leaks, both for private individuals and companies, lies in not being thorough about removing data from old hard disks When data is not wiped or securely deleted from a given hard disk, it becomes possible (if not always easy) for people to attempt and recover the data

A generator is a reliable power source that generates the specified power to be used for home or outdoor use There are different types of generators that are available for various application needs

Network operation is a critical component of any Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan.  Historical data shows that  failures are caused by serveral factors.

A Pen Drive is a compact, removable storage device just like a floppy disk or a CD Instead of the floppy device or the CD ROM that are used for reading a floppy disk and CD respectively, a pen drive can be plugged into the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port of a computer

Every enterprise with one or more servers should have a server room that is secured with a combination lock and a reinforced door with a deadbolt. If the room is not windowless, the windows should be barred. The room should have both fire/heat detection and water detection sensors which set off a local alarm and send a signal to an off-premises monitoring facility. At a minimum, it should have fire extinguishers suitable for electrical fires. Enterprises that have hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in equipment in its server room should consider a built-in fire suppression system.

As the year end approaches, now is the best time to get ready for you external auditors.  You want to be prepared for their focus on security and compliance with all of the mandated requirements. Get a comprehensive set of thoroughly researched and tested and concise audit programs (and templates) which you and your staff can proactively implement.