Types of Dependencies
You need to manage many different kinds of dependencies. Some are beyond the scope of this book, such as dependencies inherent in software development. For instance, the security of code on a Web site is dependent upon proper isolation being enforced in the Web browsers that all the visitors use.
However, several different kinds of dependencies are relevant to a network, and in this section I will introduce them and discuss how to mitigate them using standard analysis techniques and actual implementation of these techniques in Windows Server 2008.
Usage Dependencies
The first and simplest kind of dependency is a usage dependency. A usage dependency results from usage of computing resources and data in a manner inconsistent with ...
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