Chapter 4. Overview of the Network Security Issues

Writing about network security is tricky when compared to writing about other network-related topics. Because effective security implementations rely on a high degree of secrecy, there seems to be an inherent contradiction in the process of openly discussing security issues. I've heard people say that those who thoroughly understand security simply don't or can't talk about it, and that those who do either don't know what they are talking about or are leaking sensitive and confidential information.

Applying this kind of an argument to the extreme could easily translate into an information blackout regarding network security solutions, thus depriving a small-medium business (SMB) of readily available ...

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