Download Free Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Plan Templates

Vulnerability Assessment - Utilizing vulnerability scanners all discovered hosts can then be tested for vulnerabilities. The result would then be analyzed to determine if there any vulnerability that could be exploited to gain access to a target host on a network. A number of tests carried out by these scanners are just banner grabbing/ obtaining version information, once these details are known, the version is compared with any common vulnerability and exploits (CVE) that have been released and reported.

Benefits of Vulnerability Assessments
- Build and broaden awareness.
- Establish or evaluate against a baseline.
- Identify vulnerabilities and develop responses.
- Categorize key assets and drive the risk management process.
- Develop and build internal skills and expertise.

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The following is a Sample disaster recovery plan. Please note that this plan is provided to generate ideas only on the creation of an organization's plan. It is not intended to be a complete work. Plans can be developed using many different formats this represents just one. Additionally, not every recovery function is represented and not every plan component is presented.

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The SharePoint Database
All information in all SharePoint sites is stored in the SQL database, including data, configurations, and customizations. SharePoint will use the types of databases in the following table, depending on whether you are using MOSS or WSS.

Content Databases (MOSS and WSS): All documents, news, links, contacts, calendars, and so on.All Web Parts and their settings.All customization of sites done with SharePoint Designer.

Config Database (MOSS and WSS): All team site names and their configuration properties.All site collections.All portal sites, including portal areas.All general configuration settings of the SharePoint server.

Project significance
- In the context of existing and other planned developments, does the scope of this project look reasonable? Should it be extended/limited?
- Does the project take reasonable share of the current resources available? Resources include staff, financial budgets, machine time, etc.
- What is the opportunity cost of the proposed development?
- Are there political or other factors that override or diminish the cost/benefit view of the justification?
- Does the project or proposed system conform to company and/or management style?

Existing system
- Are the statements regarding the existing system correct?
- Do the figures for volumes and running costs agree with known data?
- Is there a single major problem concerned with the existing system, which if dealt with individually would do away with the need for a new system?
- Are the users aware of existing systems problems, or is the impetus for change purely external?

System requirements
- Is the proposed system volume dependent? If so, have expected volumes been clearly stated? Are peak volumes catered for?
- Have the users been fully involved in assessing system requirements?
- Have the users signified their acceptance of the suggested requirements (by participation in lower level Q-A procedures)?
- If any special tools or techniques were used to assess requirements or measure rates and volumes, for example by simulations, were they satisfactorily constructed and carried out?
- In suggesting system requirements, are there excessive or abnormal demands on:
- computer operations staff;
- data preparation or control staff;
- user department;

Download Free SAS 70 IT Control Objectives Toolkit. This Statement Auditing Standards (SAS) no 70 contain samples of Program Change Control, Access Control and Computer Operation Control Objectives as described below:

Program Change Control
- Ensure that production environment changes are approved by management prior to implementation in accordance with documented policies and procedures.
- Ensure that necessary modifications to the existing production environment are implemented within the timeframes required by documented policies and procedures.
- Ensure that modifications to the production environment are tested prior to implementation and function consistent with documented policies and procedures.