POWER UP YOUR SMALL-MEDIUM BUSINESS: A GUIDE TO ENABLING NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES

Chapter 5: Network Security Basics

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Network Security Best-Practice Fundamentals

Security threats attack different parts of the network, so it’s essential to

deploy and manage network devices on all layers of the network. This strategy of

defense-in-depth helps stop a threat in case it bypasses one particular area of a

network.

Best-practice case studies and blueprints for end-to-end security strategy

development and systems design are available from selected vendors. They spell

out fundamental network protection concepts such as the following:

• An effective security solution must continually evolve and change to

accommodate new threats or business ...