Network Assessments & Network Security

Brinestone | 116 Route 101A • Amherst, NH

 

 

Typically, a network assessment will measure and analyze performance of the following:

• Network devices – switches, routers, hubs, etc. Includes capacity issues related to CPU, memory, buffer management, link/media utilization, and throughput.
• Applications – e-mail, voice, FTP, Telnet, etc. Application baseline information consists mostly of bandwidth used by applications.
  

In addition to Brinestone’s Network Assessment, we will also survey organizational expectations, management, physical sites and cabling infrastructure to produce a comprehensive analysis.

 

 

Brinestone recognizes that there are many challenges with Network Assessment such as;

• Frequent network outages and constant firefighting mode
• Users complain about poorly performing applications
• Best practices for network operations have not been implemented
• Management reporting on operational, financial and technology metrics is not available

 

Brinestone will help resolve these challenges by;

• Thoroughly understanding your business and align technology and financing to meet those requirements
• Engaging appropriately skilled, trained and certified engineers and consultants to deliver your project
• Delivering projects on-time and on budget no matter how complex, using dedicated project managers
• Working with best-in-class technology partners
• Using a proven Methodology: Review, Plan, Design, Implement and Operations support

 

 

Organizations need to take a top down approach to network security, developing a policy that defines what it is you need to protect and from what.

 

Understanding why protecting those assets are important enables you to communicate the need to your employees so that they understand their role in helping to secure the environment.

 

To begin developing your organization's network security best practices, you need a three step approach: preparation, organization and execution.

 

Preparation includes understanding what levels of security are appropriate to your organization and defining acceptable use policies of systems and data by category of users; conducting a risk analysis to identify possible security exposures in the network and assigning a risk level based on what could occur if that system was compromised.

 

Equipped with your security policies and risk analysis, you can now address the issues that need to be resolved based on risk to the organization, beginning with the highest risk category and working down the list.

 

Brinestone can help you execute they policies by defining your organization's security best practices, leveraging our extensive knowledge in vulnerability and risk assessment to develop a plan, conduct a risk analysis, and provide you the tools to find and fix security issues.  

 

 

116 ROUTE 101A AMHERST, NH 03031 (603) 673-6696 Store Hours Mon - Fri 10am - 7pm Sat 10am - 7pm : Sun Closed

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