Endpoint Security

Implementing network security is about both the big picture and the granular details. Infrastructure design, topology, and redundancy are all important big-picture items. But do not overlook the details that need attention on a node-by-node basis. Node security focuses on the tasks necessary for each type of networking device to improve its security. Node security or node hardening takes the generic recommendations of system hardening and expands those with additional node/host-specific improvements.

Clients

Clients are the devices directly controlled by people. Thus, clients must protect the network from the user and vice versa. Thinking of clients as two-way interfaces can assist in proper security design and implementation ...

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