Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure

Summary

Building real security is not an easy task. It is a continuous process that is made up of much more than equipment and policies. Real security is much like a living, breathing organism. Just like a living organism, security requires care and maintenance; otherwise, its useful value will diminish over time. Senior management plays a big part in this process. They have inherited this leading role because real security is possible only when senior management demands it. Many organizations don’t take security seriously and simply reject risk. This foolish attitude is based on the hope that it just won’t happen to them. Fortunately, many other organizations do take security seriously—some so much so that they have developed gold standards. ...