Chapter 11. Common Pitfalls and Mistakes
Information in this chapter:
• Complacency
• Misconfigurations
• Compliance vs. Security
• Scope and Scale
Even with best of intentions, a qualified staff, budget, and time, it can be difficult to implement strong security measures into any network, and even more so into an industrial network. While assessing real, deployed networks, many common pitfalls and mistakes are made. One of the most common and dangerous mistakes that can be made is complacency, either as a result of overconfidence or because of stubborn refusal to recognize the threats that exist against industrial networks. Other pitfalls include simple misconfigurations of both assets and security devices, resulting in a false sense of security while ...
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