TTI Minimum Standard

Suitability of existing environment and minimum standards

1. All servers, desktops and laptops with Microsoft Windows operating systems must be running a version that is not end of life per Microsoft, have all the latest Microsoft updates installed, and all drives must be encrypted with industry standard enterprise-level encryption.
2. Hardware and software must not be end-of-sale or end-of-life. Replaceable parts must be reasonably available. 
3. All software must be genuine, properly licensed and vendor-supported.
4. The entire IT environment must have a currently licensed, up-to-date, and vendor-supported server-based antivirus or EDR solution protecting all servers, desktops, laptops, and email.
5. The environment must have a currently licensed, vendor-supported server-based backup solution.
6. The environment must have a currently licensed, vendor-supported firewall between the internal network and the Internet.
7. Any wireless data traffic in the LAN environment must be encrypted with industry standard, enterprise-level encryption.