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Digital Forensics

Prepare for a Computer Forensics Consultation

Gather the device details, account owners, access arrangements and deadlines an examiner needs to plan your matter.

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eDiscovery

Plan Litigation Evidence Preservation

Coordinate legal authority, custodians, devices and cloud records. Includes practical questions for counsel and the teams preserving evidence.

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Digital Forensics

Preserve Evidence When an Employee Leaves

Coordinate HR, IT and counsel around devices, cloud accounts and business records before routine offboarding changes the evidence.

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Cybersecurity

Prepare for a Penetration Test Consultation

Define business objectives, authorized targets, operating constraints and expected reporting before agreeing the scope of a test.

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Cybersecurity

Incident Response Readiness

Review response roles, escalation decisions, evidence handling and recovery preparations. Use the questions to document your next actions.

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OT and Critical Infrastructure

Prepare for an OT Security Review

Gather the process scope, system inventory, access records and operating constraints before meeting an assessment team.

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Cybersecurity

Cloud Account Security Review

Review sign in protections, administrator access, email retention and audit records across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and GoDaddy.

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Audit Preparation

Prepare for an NYDFS Cybersecurity Examination

Organize the examination request, responsible staff and initial evidence pack before responding to a New York financial services review.

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Five Standards Readiness Checklists

An editable workbook covering OT security, incident response, media sanitization, backup recovery and water system remote access, with questions and evidence fields.

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Audit Preparation

NYDFS Cybersecurity Planning Guide

Prepare the operating scope, responsible staff, evidence records and sector questions before an assessment discussion.

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Audit Preparation

NYDFS Cybersecurity Preparation Checklist

Assign preparation tasks, identify the supporting records and track the questions to resolve with your team.

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Audit Preparation

Drinking Water Planning Guide

Prepare the operating scope, responsible staff, evidence records and sector questions before an assessment discussion.

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Audit Preparation

Drinking Water Preparation Checklist

Assign preparation tasks, identify the supporting records and track the questions to resolve with your team.

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Audit Preparation

Wastewater Planning Guide

Prepare the operating scope, responsible staff, evidence records and sector questions before an assessment discussion.

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Audit Preparation

Wastewater Preparation Checklist

Assign preparation tasks, identify the supporting records and track the questions to resolve with your team.

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Audit Preparation

Power and Energy Planning Guide

Prepare the operating scope, responsible staff, evidence records and sector questions before an assessment discussion.

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Audit Preparation

Power and Energy Preparation Checklist

Assign preparation tasks, identify the supporting records and track the questions to resolve with your team.

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Audit Preparation

New York Audit Preparation Pack

The financial services, drinking water, wastewater and energy guides, editable checklists and source records together.

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Audit Preparation

Audit Pack README

Lists every file in the pack and explains how the guides and checklists work together.

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Audit Preparation

Preparation Source Register

Locate the official and technical references supporting the preparation collection.

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Audit Preparation

Drinking Water Requirements Reference

Review the cited requirements and planning notes alongside the drinking water preparation checklist.

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Expert Witness

Prepare Digital Evidence for Expert Review

Organize the source records, examination methods and supporting documentation for New York Frye and federal Rule 702 review.

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Digital Forensics

Plan Secure Equipment Retirement

Prepare retention decisions, sanitization methods, verification records and approvals before equipment is reused or retired.

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Audit Preparation

Build an NYDFS Technical Evidence File

Connect Part 500 requirements with risk assessments, access records, testing results and the people responsible for each record.

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OT and Critical Infrastructure

Plan an OT Security Assessment

Set the operating boundaries, evidence sources, approval steps and safety controls for an OT, ICS or SCADA security review.

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OT and Critical Infrastructure

Review OT Backup and Recovery Readiness

Check configuration backups, restore responsibilities and recovery exercises for the systems your operations depend on.

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Audit Preparation

Prepare a New York SHIELD Act Safeguards Review

Map private information, responsible staff, service providers and safeguard records to prepare for a focused business review.

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OT and Critical Infrastructure

Review Water System Remote Access

Inventory remote connections, account ownership, access approval and monitoring records for a water or wastewater utility.

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Expert Witness

Document the Basis for Digital Expert Evidence

Prepare the methods, source records and examination documentation used by counsel when evaluating digital expert evidence.

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Digital Forensics

Review Mobile Location Evidence

Identify location sources, time settings and measurement conditions before interpreting records from a mobile device or provider.

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Audit Preparation

Organize SHIELD Act Incident Evidence

Gather access records, safeguard information and response decisions to support counsel reviewing a New York information incident.

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eDiscovery

Preserve Teams, Slack and Email

Map retention settings, conversation context and administrative records before collecting workplace communications for litigation.

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Audit Preparation

Choose New York Audit Preparation Resources

Find the financial services, water, wastewater and energy preparation tracks, supporting worksheets and source references.

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