Cost-Benefit Analysis of Security
Network security engineers must understand not only what they protect, but also from whom. Risk management is the key phrase that you will hear over and over, and although not very glamorous, it is based on specific principles and concepts related to both asset protection and security management.
What is an asset? It is anything that is valuable to an organization. These could be tangible items (people, computers, and so on) or intangible items (intellectual property, database information, contact lists, accounting info). Knowing the assets that you are trying to protect and their value, location, and exposure can help you more effectively determine the time and money to spend securing those assets.
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