© Chris Carthern and William Wilson and Noel Rivera 2021
C. Carthern et al.Cisco Networkshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6672-4_16

16. Advanced Security

Chris Carthern1  , William Wilson2 and Noel Rivera3
(1)
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
(2)
FPO, AP, USA
(3)
APO, AE, USA
 

Before we start, let’s be realistic about the expectations that there cannot be a 100% secure information system (IS) nor can we cover every advanced security topic in a single chapter. There are too many factors to evaluate that are out of your control, including the human factor. Therefore, security is more of a tradeoff art of balancing risk. It goes without saying that complex systems with millions of lines of code are harder to secure than simpler systems. Usually, there are ...

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