The Practice of Network Security: Deployment Strategies for Production Environments

15.4. Summary

Managing network security is the unglamorous part of a secure network. The day-to-day enforcement of the security policy and monitoring of information for data can be monotonous. However, it is an essential part of network security and should be taken just as seriously as setting up the security policy and dealing with a security incident.

Part of the way security administrators can avoid falling back into bad practices that could leave security holes on the network is to keep the top-10 security mistakes in mind. Administrators should watch their actions throughout the day to make sure they are not slipping into bad security habits.