Chapter 4. Network Security Standards and Guidelines
By the end of this chapter, you should know and be able to explain the following:
• Identify resources for use within your organization
• Harden a Cisco IOS or operating system
• Harden an Apple OS X operating system
• Harden a Microsoft Server and desktop environment
Let’s have an ’80s movie flashback with Chevy Chase to set the stage for this chapter. One of his best movies was and still is Fletch. In this scene, you see Fletch looking for clues in an aircraft hangar dressed as a mechanic....
Willy: What do you need ball bearings for?
Fletch: Awww, come on guys, it’s so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course. [leans arm on hot aircraft engine]
Fletch: Hey! It’s all ball bearings nowadays. ...
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