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NorCal Voice and Data can perform comprehensive technology evaluations to ensure your systems are reliable and secure. Our assessments include Network and Server, Security and Vulnerability, Power and Cooling assessments. When we evaluate your network, we provide you with the comfort that your network is safe and can grow to meet your ever growing business needs. Our in-depth knowledge of networks and security provide you with the expertise and experience necessary to help you at each stage of your business's development.

As new technologies emerge, such as IP Telephony, Video Conferencing, You Tube, Radio Station Streaming, and other bandwidth-intensive applications emerge, businesses need to evaluate their network capabilities. That's just one more area where we can help!

· Perform a comprehensive survey of the current network environment, including Servers, Workstations, Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Virus Scanners, etc.

· Collect information about the network performance, bandwidths, and weak points

· Review applications that impact bandwidth, such as Voice, video, Internet Usage, File Transfers, Thin-Client Computing, E-Mail

Here are some questions we might ask about your network:
· What applications software do you use?
· How does it use the network/internet?
· What kind of cabling does your network have?
· Are you having any problems with your network?
· Is everyone who needs to be on the network currently connected to it?
· How much room is left on the network to add more computers?
· Is the network fast enough? Do any applications run too slow?
· Do you have failures often? What seems to be the cause?
· Do you have a server?
  · What kind is it?
  · Has it been slow/down/offline much?
  · How much hard disk space is left?
  · What backup methods do you use?
· Is your network connected to the Internet?
  · What kind of connection do you have?
  · Do you have a Firewall? Anti-Virus Software?
· What tasks do you need to perform using your LAN that you can't do now?
· How is your LAN slowing you down?

A Security and Vulnerability Assessment will help identify best practices for your business, and recommend steps to take to prevent intrusions from hackers, worms, trojans, viruses, and other malicious attacks. Poor network security and users failing to follow security policies can lead to successful attacks and compromised data.

The Facts: Hundreds of new vulnerabilities are discovered annually in every Operating System and software application, dozens of patches are released monthly, and thousands of systems aren't being kept up to date. An attacker only needs to find one hole to get in and ruin your business.

You need to protect your network and data from being compromised by malicious attacks. You need to implement proper security policies and develop an incident response plan. We can help you overcome the challenges of securing your network.

Right now, hackers are probing your network for vulnerabilities. Do you know where the holes are?

Here is a basic overview of the approach we take:

RECONNAISSANCE - Enumeration, Scanning, Service Assessment
· Discover network devices and identify entry points into the network
· Determine the Operating System types throughout the network
· Discover network services and systems that are vulnerable to attack
· Perform Penetration Testing to see if there are any hidden entry points
· Perform simulated attacks to determine the vulnerabilities and weaknesses
· Examine Windows Active Directory Security and User Policies

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
· Classify successful attacks and vulnerabilities
· Examine firewalls, exploits, anti-virus/anti-spyware
· Determine the level and degree of each vulnerability
· Determine if hackers have infiltrated the network
· Determine if any data has been compromised, damaged, or leaked out

REMEDIATION
· If vulnerabilities are found on your network, we can repair the damage
· We can remove most infectious/malicious items, and clean up your systems
· We can implement a Windows patch management strategy
· We can create proactive defensive strategies to protect your systems from threats
· We can recommend best practices to protect and secure your company's assets
· We suggest network security strategies to reduce exposures and vulnerabilities

As new equipment is added to your environment over time, power and cooling can sometimes become overlooked. Some power protection equipment can degrade with age and fail when you need them the most, such as UPS systems. Let us evaluate your systems to ensure you have proper power, UPS protection and Cooling.

· Analyze your power needs for Servers, Network Equipment, Phone System, etc
· Check the airflow around the equipment and ensure proper cooling is taking place
· Review the UPS capacities, battery age, and perform testing to ensure proper functionality

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