Chapter 2. Creating the Secure Network

THE FOLLOWING CCNA SECURITY EXAM OBJECTIVE IS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • Describe the Cisco Self Defending Network architecture

Creating the Secure Network

Creating a Security Policy

It is important that an organization takes the time to develop a comprehensive security policy. The policy must be enforced from the top levels of the company down and allow you to take the steps necessary to secure your company's information assets.

Goals of a Security Policy

The security policy sets out to define the following:

  • The critical information assets of a company

  • How they must be secured

  • Appropriate use of the data and resources

The policy can be used to ...

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