Security Auditing: A Continuous Process

Does your company have internal auditing? Do they think audits are necessary? Are they willing to follow through on an audit, from start to finish? Many think audits are unnecessary and useless. When an audit is completed, the outcome isn't taken seriously. Maybe they are even compromised and manipulated internally. What do you think? Could it take too much time, money, or be an inconvenience. Whatever the reason, there is no excuse for not conducting internal audits. Having timely and thorough audits is a critical piece of an organization but in many cases, they are not being performed, at least in a timely manner. Internal audits are a never-ending process. I would like to help you determine how to successfully configure your W2K file and print server, monitor your server, have an action plan and be prepared for a successful security audit on that server. Although this audit will center on W2K servers, the same principals can be applied to other server audits.