Local Network Security in the Real World

This chapter focuses on how to use applicable categories and subcategories of the protect function to generate specific policies and actions that can be used to secure the network's assets for the specified local host scenario. It explains how to apply categories and subcategories of the NIST cyber security framework recover function to the scenario to implement solutions for recovering from specific cyber events. The chapter provides an overview of the company's electronic workflow structure. The company's major functions can be organized as follows: executive staff, administrative staff, sales and marketing team, content development team, customer support team and warehouse and shipping team. The chapter also provides an overview of the projected company's network structure. It describes in general how to protect the identified physical assets. The chapter analyses how to protect data moving through the company's network.