Benchmarks for Creating a Stable and Secure Network
Last year, NPower Greater DC Region, a non-profit technology assistance provider, included a little something extra in their monthly e-newsletters: twelve tips for keeping your network stable and secure. Each tip was written plainly, intended for accidental techies, non-profit managers, and others who need an introduction to the basic characteristics of a high-quality network.
So what are those twelve benchmarks?
- Ensure all PCs have the minimum configuration.
- Standardize the OS Platform.
- Network your office computers or get a file server.
- Give your staff broadband access.
- Install a hardware firewall.
- Secure your wireless networks.
- Backup mission critical data and establish recovery processes.
- Protect your e-mail.
- Patch your web browsers and be careful what you download.
- Establish effective security plans.
- Document your technical infrastructure.
- Have regular, competent tech support.
So are there any benchmarks that surprised you? Or anything you think that they missed? - K
