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Chapter 1. Business context
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those mentioned in 1.2, “Why we need this” on page 5, mandate every
organization to comply with regulatory acts. Keys to greater productivity include
identifying authorized users and providing them easier access to network and
system resources while keeping them compliant.
The IBM Integrated Security Solution for Cisco Networks delivers corporate
compliance at a reduced cost. The IBM Integrated Security Solution for Cisco
Networks enables organizations to identify users, monitor their compliance, offer
them an easy and centralized remediation capability in case of noncompliance,
and easily route them into appropriate network zones based on their credentials.
IBM and Cisco have recognized inter-company and intra-company security
compliance problems. This approach enables corporations to implement a
simplified, compliance-based full life-cycle Network Admission Control and
remediation solution
that can result in greater productivity, consistency, and ease
of user administration. It also enables the corporate auditors and administrators
to have powerful controls in place for partners and contractors.
It is of utmost importance for every employee in an organization to be conscious
of and in adherence with corporate security policies to provide end-to-end
security across the gamut of IT services. Organizations must provide security
education to all employees and continuously update on a regular basis; every
employee from the CEO on down must comply. Security is the responsibility of
every employee,
not just the holder of the security job title.
In the next chapter we introduce the architecture and design methodologies for
the IBM Integrated Security Solution using Cisco Networks.