Securing Enterprise Networks with Cisco Meraki

Chapter 2

Security Frameworks and Industry Best Practices

In this chapter, you learn the following:

• How cybercrime affects enterprises

• Common industry security frameworks and standards

• The role network engineers play in mitigating cybercrime

• The key focus areas common across multiple security standards

The Cybersecurity Imperative

The threat of cybercrime is real and pervasive, and no one is too big or too small to avoid being a target. Every day there are headlines of cybersecurity incidents, hacks, scams, ransomware, data breaches, denial-of-service attacks, and malware. Figure 2-1 illustrates some search results using the keywords “cyber security breach hack leak ransom” on Google. Try it yourself and see what results you get. Read some ...