How To Create PPT

- Abhishek Kapoor (2/3 PGPEX)

Agenda

What a PPT is not What is a PPT How to initiate PPT creation How to organize a PPT

PPT is NOT a Report

OVERALL ASSESSMENT Rules have been fairly configured on the firewall,

however there are rules that need to be reviewed and reconfigured accordingly.

Following are the observations made: There are rules configured where a source host or

network can access a destination host or network on ports that are vulnerable.

A number of objects are combined in source and destination fields and a number of ports are opened for access between them.

There are few redundant rules where a number of source hosts access a particular destination using the same service ports.

A few network, port and service object-groups are created which are not used and are redundant in the firewall configuration.

You may project report separately

PPT is NOT a Fact Sheet

You may project fact sheet also separately

Security Check Risk Rating SecondaryASA

Weak physical security High  

Latest version of Software is not installed Medium Safe

Insecure hostname Low Safe

Default/Blank Exec mode password High  

Default/Blank VT password High  

Un-attended terminal timeouts are not set Medium Unsafe

Remote access is not restricted Low Safe

Un-restricted inbound ICMP traffic Medium Unsafe

Fragment Protection is not configured Low Unsafe

High ARP clean-up interval Low Unsafe

VLAN’s with Native VLAN ID Medium Unsafe

Login banner is not enabled Low Unsafe

PPT is NOT a Design Space

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PPT is just to Assist

Provided

You have

A desire

To express

Something

Specific

With some Graphics Maybe

You may cover entire space also.

Doesn’t matter really.

With Some Info As Well

Giving

A Few

Supporting

Directions

To Help in Decision Making

Provided

You have

Several

Options

Ready!

How To Design A PPT

How to plan?

Who Is The Audience?

Senior Management?

Who Is The Audience?

Or Middle Management?

Are You Selling Your Service?

I Am The Best!

Are You Driving An Action Plan?Are You Driving Action

Plan?

Do You Have Required Data?

You Need To Know 3 Things

Nature of Audience

Objective to be achieved

Data required To support your argument

First Step: Write all these clearly on one draft slide

Plan How Would The Ideas Flow

Start with all possible ideas coming from all directions

CorrelateSelect a few

Throw the rest

ListFinal Ideas

Arrive atFinal flow

With start & Conclusion

Keep Your Answers Ready

For All Possible Questions Related To Your PPT and Discussion

A Good Slide Is Very Thin

To Summarize, DO:

1. Know your audience2. Know your objective3. Plan the flow of discussion 4. Align content to the flow5. Present agenda first and summary last6. Keep titles as action items7. Use graphics / images where necessary8. Keep your answers ready9. Rehearse and correct at-least once.

And Do NOT

Write too much on a slide Write long sentences Have too much animation Multiple action items on once slide

That’s All!