hi. as per title really. i'm after people's general considerations of the risks of a networked environment...
here are my initial thoughts...
hardware failure, to include server and network equipment. (the loss of a workstation due to hardware failure i would class as trivial - in a networked environment).
infection due to virii / worms etc etc
'hackers'
some solutions to the problems might be:
'acceptable use' policy of the workstations / server to include such things as password protection, downloading from the 'net, personal use of email etc etc
firewall, intrusion detection system
anti-virus software - possible centrally controlled from a 'patch-distribution' server - if the network is large or distributed enough.
resilient hard drives in a raid type configuration and also a tape backup system for server (or perhaps an offsite backup using spare internet bandwidth if not a 24/7 operation).
redundant network topology.
please could anyone point out things that i have not thought of or that i have plain missed!
many thanks!
here are my initial thoughts...
hardware failure, to include server and network equipment. (the loss of a workstation due to hardware failure i would class as trivial - in a networked environment).
infection due to virii / worms etc etc
'hackers'
some solutions to the problems might be:
'acceptable use' policy of the workstations / server to include such things as password protection, downloading from the 'net, personal use of email etc etc
firewall, intrusion detection system
anti-virus software - possible centrally controlled from a 'patch-distribution' server - if the network is large or distributed enough.
resilient hard drives in a raid type configuration and also a tape backup system for server (or perhaps an offsite backup using spare internet bandwidth if not a 24/7 operation).
redundant network topology.
please could anyone point out things that i have not thought of or that i have plain missed!
many thanks!