LAN Domain Policies

The LAN domain refers to the organization’s local area network (LAN) infrastructure. A LAN allows two or more computers to connect within a small physical area. The small area can be a home, office, or group of buildings.

LAN security policies focus on connectivity, such as defining how devices attach to the network. The policies also define how to control traffic, such as through segmentation and router filtering.

NOTE

The same individuals who use network policies often write them. This is an advantage because it reduces training and interpretation errors.

LAN configuration issues are similar to those for workstations. ...

Get Security Policies and Implementation Issues, 3rd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.