I ran two different diagnostic test on my computer this week. The first test I ran was to see if the internet was running up to speed. The test was simple and it took merely seconds. As the test was quick I was assuming that the test results would show that my internet was preforming much the same. After the test was complete I was given the results below. I tried the test again on a different internet connection, a public coffee shop connection, and found the numbers were almost cut in half. Seeing the difference between a connection where you are mere feet from the wireless modem, to the connection where is is public use and you are unsure as to where the modem is was rather interesting to me.
I also ran a test to check for any open ports that outsiders could access to gain entry to my computer. There were, thankfully, no openings for hackers to get access to my machine. This test can give one peace of mind if they are worried, yet if your results are unfavorable, you may be scared of what could happen or what has already happened. Either way running these simple tests on ones computer can make a world of difference in the functionality and protection of their computer.
I have also had the chance this week to work on two Disaster Recovery Plans. Have never even looked one over before has been rather interesting to me. The amount of research and planning that goes into these plans, I am sure is directly correlated to the amount of personal and important data to be protected and saved. My personal plan seemed to be more about preventing virus and backing up my files. The organizational plan was designed to ensure the companies functionality and protection after a disaster. I would be ok if my computer was down for a few days, but a company with hundreds of computers, valuable information, and hundreds to thousands of clients/customers needs to be up and running with in hours if not less time.
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