Chapter 9: Operational Security

Chapter 9

Operational Security

About This Chapter

Applications, protocols, and operating systems have a variety of security mechanisms built into them, but the overall security picture for a business network transcends these software elements and encompasses a wide range of other areas, including physical security, hardware selection and protection, privilege management, and overall business continuity planning. This chapter examines these elements and presents a high-level overview of how to organize and implement these forms of protection.

Before You Begin

You should review Chapter 1, "General Networking and Security Concepts," and Chapter 7, "User Security," before reading this chapter.