Re: Security design methodology

[Terrence O'Connor <terrence.oconnor () gmail com>]

Alex,

I think the goal of a security professional is to understand those needs of the business and recommendations from the 
industry to find the right mix of interoperable systems.  There are many standards for various security needs and if 
one player in a space isn't compatible with the next they are crossed off the list.

Recommendations from vendors is biased.  Even product agnostic companies have a natural bias towards high margins.

Keeping that in mind, I am a fan of consolidated frameworks that give the biggest bang for the buck.  Even then you'll 
have a mix of providers and you need to understand capabilities and how they all work together.

Hit me up if you have specific questions .

On Nov 2, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Alex Creek <acreek83 () yahoo com> wrote:

> Finding requirements first makes sense.  I can see how that would set the tone for what's needed.  Say if a company 
> has a lot of users who connect externally, then a VPN would probably be the main driver.  
>
> For compatibility between security systems, would it be best to just follow vendor recommendations?   
>
>
> Alex
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> From: Chris Stefan <chris.stefan1844 () gmail com>
> To: Alex Creek <acreek83 () yahoo com> 
> Cc: "security-basics () securityfocus com" <security-basics () securityfocus com> 
> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2012 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Security design methodology
>
>
> Get the client requirements and objectives out of the way first. Then decide on hardware/software.
> On Nov 2, 2012 3:26 PM, "Alex Creek" <acreek83 () yahoo com> wrote:
>
> Lately I've been doing some research into network security.  For anyone with experience in network security 
> design/build,  is there a method for what to do first when planning?  For example, should security be planned 
> externally first then internally or vice versa? Which system is the most important?  Does everything need to work 
> with firewall xyz or does everything need to work with a monitoring system abc?
> > Alex
> >
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