NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
I. What type(s) of Laptops does the agency have installed?
1. What OS platform(s) are installed?
2. Who is responsible for laptop configuration and for installation of laptops?
3. What is the typical configurations of these computers (e.g., hard drive sizes, removable /
writeable drives, attached storage, etc.)?
4. Are all agency laptops connected to the network? If any are not, please identify those
that are not and the function(s) that they are used for in the agency?
J. Are there any other mobile systems that the agency is responsible for providing or configuring
(i.e. phones, PDA’s etc.)?
1. If there are such mobile systems, please list each one?
2. Who is responsible for administrating or distributing each system?
K. Of any of the systems listed in I & II above, are there access and/or transaction logs that are
retained and readily available (these would include physical access, network access,
application access, communications access, database access, file-level access)?
L. Describe the use and content of floppies, writeable CD-ROMs, Zip disks, Jaz, cartridges, and
other third party storage solutions. Are they labeled in a standard way?
M. Describe the use and content of external storage devices (e.g, portable USB-based storage,
USB, PCMCIA, or FireWire-based pluggable drives or backup devices).
N. To what extent are these systems in use by users or MIS staff?
in. Back-up.
A. What is the agency’s back up policy/procedure for each of the following;
1. Mail
2. Network server/shared drive for documents and spreadsheets
3. Paper record tracking/document management
4. Agency specific transactions/permits/applications
5. Budgets
6. Timekeeping/employee hours
7. Equipment tracking
8. Other
B. What back-up solution does the agency use for any/all of the systems previously listed
(include the version)?
C. Describe the rotation schedule, methodology (e.g., full vs. incremental), treatment of open
files, type of operator intervention, and storage locations (e.g., offsite facility, central
location).
D. What OS and hardware platform is it run on?
E. Does the agency conduct its own back ups?
1. If not, who administers your back-up?
F. What media is the back-up on?
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