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Why seven layer security is crucial for networks

There are several approaches to securing an enterprise. Each comprises a portion of any company?s security plan. Vulnerability management, Risk Management, Survivability and Accountability or chain of responsibility all play key roles with each having two key components internal risk and external risk.

Employee sabotage is actually a greater threat to organisations than external attacks. While security it permeates every aspect of a business, in order to be effective it must be addressed in every portion of the enterprise. But responsibility often falls on those without the authority to act properly. The threats must be clearly conveyed and understood by all those in upper management. Physical Security is often overlooked. The machines that store our data and those with the proper authority to access them are difficult to secure at a physical level. In particular, companies with mobile workforces should view this challenge differently than those without.

The new data centres being built today include biometric panels for access, security cameras and/or IP-based video surveillance, access panels requiring a combination of key access combined with biometrics, and in some instances key fobs that maintain changing passwords to a user who is co-ordinated with a server to acknowledge them for access. Whether permitting access or recording access, all of these systems are key components to the physical security of an enterprise. Intelligent patching and a good network monitoring program can also help by maintaining records of ingress and egress. Computerworld | Why seven-layer security is crucial for networks

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