Asset, Change, and Configuration Management
What is an asset? What is an important asset? What keeps your business going?
Asset tagging
Internal ID for each devices
Barcode, QR, RFID, simple number, etc
Use some dedicated software (not Excel)
Why?
Inventory and Security
Warranty and Service
Daily Operations
Reftab – Asset tracking software
Software assets as well
Change management
Every company: “we need to change this!”
Also every company: “…but without breaking stuff that works!”
Reactive or proactive
Standard process for MACs (Moves, Adds, Changes)
RFC (Request for Change)
Risks of Change
Downtime
Degraded functionality
Increased attack surface
Planning vs reactive change
Rollback procedure
Test group / sandbox
Configuration Management
OS settings, installed apps, and their configs
Baseline
Versioning
Dedicated software
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