Knowing Yourself
In respect to information security, knowing yourself and your enemy is not necessarily a straightforward endeavor—if it were, networks would be much more secure than they are today. To know yourself, you must do the following:
Accurately assess your own skills.
Possess detailed documentation of your network.
Understand the level of organizational support you receive.
Accurately Assessing Your Own Skills
The skill set of a network administrator should include formal training on operating systems and applications; experience designing, installing, and configuring networks and network services; and the ability to predict problems before they occur and solve them when they do. To prevent design and configuration mistakes that can ...
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