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Information Technology Cheat Sheets

As much as we try to be proactive about information security, IT planning, or project management, we get distracted, or procrastinate. I created these cheat sheets to assist Information Technology professionals in difficult situations.

Analyzing Malicious Documents Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet outlines tips and tools for reverse-engineering malicious documents, such as Microsoft Office (DOC, XLS, PPT) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files.

Security Architecture Cheat Sheet for Internet Applications

This cheat sheet offers tips for the initial design and review of a complex Internet application's security architecture.

Troubleshooting Human Communications

This cheat sheet offers communication tips for technologists, engineers, and information workers.

Security Incident Survey Cheat Sheet for Server Administrators

This cheat sheet captures tips for examining a suspect server to decide whether to escalate for formal incident response.

Initial Security Incident Questionnaire for Responders

This cheat sheet lists the questions the incident handler should consider asking when taking control of a qualified incident.

Network DDoS Incident Response Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet captures advice for battling a network DDoS attack on your infrastructure.

Reverse-Engineering Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet presents shortcuts and tips for analyzing malicious software.

Information Security Assessment RFP Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet offers tips for planning, issuing and reviewing RFPs for information security assessments.

How to Suck at Information Security

This cheat sheet presents common information security mistakes, so you can avoid making them.

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About the Author: Lenny Zeltser leads the security consulting practice at Savvis. His team provides security assessments, design, and operational assistance for business-critical IT infrastructure. Lenny also teaches malware analysis at SANS Institute, explores security topics at conferences and in articles, and volunteers as an incident handler at the Internet Storm Center.