Getting the answers to who, what, when, where and why regarding network security.
Technology Executive Alert Newsletter By Linda Musthaler and Brian Musthaler, Network World, 01/28/08
Who, what, when, where, and why? When it comes to network security, these are the five critical questions that IT and corporate leaders are asking. As pressure mounts for companies to protect their information assets from unintentional disclosure and to maintain compliance with a growing number of policies and regulations, it’s becoming more important to know exactly who is doing what on the network as it is happening.
While only a human can answer the question of “why?” numerous tools individually help organizations manage and answer parts of the “who,” “what,” “when” and “where” questions. Tools like intrusion detection systems (IDS), security information management (SIM), network access control (NAC), and network behavior analysis (NBA) all provide good details that paint portions of a picture. The complete picture, however, is like one of those connect the dots drawings; the details are all there in different silos (e.g., users, assets, applications), but sometimes additional resources are required to match/reconcile results to reveal the picture in its entirety.
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