Sidebar: Fill Your Jump Bag

By Dan Verton

January 17, 2005 12:00 PM ET

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Computerworld - A "jump bag" is a collection of critical items you might need during crisis response when an attacker invades your network. It should contain these items:

Tape recorder or minidisk

Backup media

Binary backup software

CDs with statically linked binaries of critical OS executables

Forensic software

Windows NT and 2000 resource kits

Bootable CD-ROMs

USB token memory device

External hard drive

Small hub

Patch cables

Laptop with dual operating system capability

Call list and cell phone

Plastic baggies for handling evidence

Extra notebooks for taking notes

Read more about security in Computerworld's Security Knowledge Center.

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