Chapter 1. A Systems Analysis Approach to Information Technology
We all probably have an idea about what the word system means. For those of us who work in information technology, the term has become a catch-all that covers everything from an operating system on a single computer to the Internet itself. Now, we know you're probably thinking that we're going to spend a whole chapter convincing you that because your network is complex, securing it will also be complex. You would be right!
But we're going to do more than that. We're actually going to give you a small tour through the idea of complexity and how it relates to anything that gets labeled a "system." The goal is to give you several principles that you can apply to any complex system—whether ...
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