Detailed Site Survey

A detailed site survey consists of examining the following:

1. Cabling integrity
   1. Cable routing
   2. Cable quality
   3. Cable termination
2. Network communication equipment
   1. Routers
   2. Firewalls
   3. Switches
   4. Hubs
   5. Bridges
   6. Wireless
3. Network resources
   1. File servers
   2. Mail servers
   3. Web servers
   4. Print servers
   5. Backup servers
   6. Network printers
   7. Network scanners
   8. Workstations
4. Internet presence
   1. Domain registration status
   2. DNS hosting
   3. Mail exchangers
5. Remote Access
   1. VPN Gateway configurations
   2. VPN Client configurations
6. Security
   1. Router log files
   2. Firewall log files
   3. Server log files
   4. Syslog servers
   5. Notification
7. Virus/Worm Management
   1. Server protection
   2. Workstation protection
   3. Automatic update mechanisms
   4. Notification
8. SPAM Management
   1. SMTP border gateways
   2. Whitelists and blacklists
   3. Open Relay blocking
   4. Intelligent SPAM detection
   5. Minimizing false positives
9. Data protection
   1. UPS
      1. Capacity
      2. Integrity
      3. Scheduled testing
      4. Notification
   2. Information
      1. Backups to tape
      2. Backups to disk
      3. Migration of less frequently accessed data to slower media (e.g., tape, CD)
      4. Notification
   3. Secured storage of mission critical software
      1. Inventory
      2. Updating
      3. Check out procedure