{"id":2149,"date":"2017-04-20T02:38:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T07:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2022-08-31T17:02:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:02:47","slug":"12-steps-make-infrastructure-secure-audit-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/12-steps-make-infrastructure-secure-audit-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Steps to Make Your IT Infrastructure More Secure: Audit Your Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"server<\/a>If you want to maximize IT infrastructure security, you can\u2019t overlook the importance of safeguarding your servers. Earlier in this series, we discussed updating individual security measures<\/a> like firewalls for your servers. However, you\u2019ll want to take some additional steps to optimize your operations and make sure your servers are truly safe from evolving cybersecurity threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before we delve deeper into server security, you might want to review the steps we\u2019ve gone over so far in our process for making sure your IT infrastructure is safe. If you\u2019re new to this series or would like to go over a previous step, here they are in order.<\/p>\n

1. Performing a security audit<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Creating and enforcing IT security policies<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Updating your anti-virus solution<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Updating workstations and servers<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Guarding your email with a hosted spam solution<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Implementing a hosted DNS solution<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Updating your firewall<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Implementing a backup solution<\/a><\/p>\n

IT infrastructure security audit: The importance of server security<\/h2>\n

Servers<\/a> are computers or programs that manage access to a central resource or service in your network. If you want to protect your business from security risks while also achieving minimal downtime and operating as efficiently as possible, proper server support<\/a> and network security are crucial.<\/p>\n

As part of your efforts to make sure your overall IT infrastructure is as safe as possible from data breaches and cyberattacks, you\u2019ll want to carry out an audit of your servers, similar to how your organization performed a general security audit<\/a> at the beginning of this process. You\u2019ll need to establish your current level of server security, identify any vulnerabilities, and create an action plan for fixing those weaknesses.<\/p>\n

What does auditing the servers truly mean? Consider when you last reviewed the following:<\/p>\n