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Five Common Failures in Network Security

November 17, 2015

Dell SecureWorks' Incident Response teams report that some of the most common failures they see in securing networks are the following:

• The network architecture is designed for delivery, not security. Networks are usually flat allowing any user to access files that have nothing to do with their duties. This increases the ease of administration, but certainly doesn't help security.
• Companies don't know what hardware and software they have, nor do they know all the cloud services their organizations are using and how they connect to the corporate network. They don't know who is authorized to access these systems.
• Organizations purchase and deploy security devices but don't have the skill sets to manage and monitor them.
• Companies are not monitoring endpoints (workstations, laptops and servers).
• Organizations lack a structured approach to responding to security incidents.

Boy, is that last one ever true. It is well worth reading the report to find out how your company or law firm can avoid these common failures.

Hat tip to Dave Ries.

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