As any security pro will tell you, the network perimeter is getting harder and harder to define, let alone defend. Moreover, those who have authorized access to internal resources are often far more dangerous than those who need to breach a perimeter firewall to get inside the network. Companies should adopt a twofold strategy of secure design and threat protection. How? By constructing a security life cycle that evaluates, assigns, segments, and monitors the network, according to security policies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Business Changes Make Securing The Interior Even More Important
Network Architects Should Blend Secure Design And Threat Protection
Network Security Requires Four Stages
Check Point, Cisco, Juniper, And Nortel Each Offer Full Four-Stage Portfolios
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Don't Deploy Inside-Out Security Enterprisewide From The Start
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