It’s been over two weeks now since I installed a Verizon Wireless Network Extender at home. We can get a weak Verizon signal at our house, but it varies based upon where in the house the phone is. I wanted to have a way to reliably use my Verizon Wireless cell phones at home. That [...]
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The final commonly held element of good Defense in Depth is Operations. I say “commonly held” because various authors make additions to the list of People, Technology and Operations. For a functioning description, consider Operations to be the tasks required to maintain a desired level of security. It is easy to get bogged down thinking [...]
Any Defense In Depth strategy requires a technology component. Yes, we’ve already seen that people play an important role, but technology is used where consistency and repeatability are needed. You could have someone assigned to capture and analyze every packet that is aimed toward your your network, but they wouldn’t be able to do this [...]
People play a vital role in your Defense In Depth strategy. Technology, by itself, cannot provide information assurance. Likewise, great operational procedures cannot assure confidentiality, integrity and availability. Time and effort must be invested in people. I used to think that good technology and procedures could overcome almost any problem. That was before a co-worker [...]
Can a small or medium sized business do Defense in Depth? How about the home user? The phrase “defense in depth” is tossed around in the Information Security field as if everyone knows what is being talked about. Just what is Defense in Depth? The National Security Agency has put out a short paper which [...]
