Chapter 3. Information Gathering

The process of information gathering for a Cisco Security Agent (CSA) deployment is critical.

You must have a good understanding of your computing and network environments before deploying any security package, and you need to take the following into account:

  • The types of desktops, laptops, and servers affected.

  • The types of standard applications used in your environment.

  • How your users typically operate on a day-to-day basis.

  • How you best communicate changes to the environment. How your users like to receive notifications of changes to their work environment.

  • Nonstandard or applications not supported by your central IT department or central software-support organization.

  • Network configuration and deployment.

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