The Client
State government technology education organization
The Challenge
This client’s mission is to empower the students, parents, and educators in the state of Indiana to use the Internet from school and home. This client will place Indiana in a group of states that are rapidly moving to implement technology programs that increase the education of students in measurable ways.
A valuable way for students and teachers to use the Internet is for the exchanging of information. In line with its mission, this client chose to offer its schools the ability to share documents electronically via the Internet.
As a prelude to deploying a variety of innovative offerings over the Internet, the client needed to make sure its network and the hosts on it were secure.
- Provide a secure environment for customers
- Provide a secure environment for electronic transactions
- Secure the network
- Secure hosts on the networ
The Haverstick Approach
Haverstick Consulting met with the client to determine how we could best serve them. It was decide that a full security audit would be the best approach. Haverstick Consulting audited the following:
- Reviewed Security Policies
- Audited the network architecture from a security perspective
- Audited network security
- Audited host security
- Audited physical and plant security
Network security is more than just adding a firewall. Haverstick Consulting’s approach was to look at the many modules which, when put together, form a strong, secure infrastructure. This involves analyzing existing policies, as well as performing network and server analysis.
After performing the audits, using a variety of tools along with the experience of our analysts, Haverstick Consulting was able to deliver recommendations and help with implementing those recommendations.
The Result
With our help the client was able to develop a corporate-wide security policy, which gave it a foundation on which to build. They were also able to make significant changes in their network to provide a secure environment for their customers. | 
