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  1. Introduction
  2. Your Needs
  3. What to Protect
  4. Security Policies
  5. Security Policy Requirements
  6. Incident Procedures
  7. Security Categories
  8. Software Vulnerability Control
  9. Hostile Software
  10. Network Layout
  11. Traffic Filtering
  12. Mail
  13. Firewall Protection
  14. Network Intrusion Detection
  15. Network Port Scanning
  16. Network Tools
  17. Passwords
  18. Types of Attacks
  19. Protocol Use
  20. Entry Points
  21. Cost
  22. Application Level Protection
  23. System Protection
  24. User Issues
  25. Other Recommendations
  26. Terms
  27. Credits

Security Cost

Quantify the cost of your security effort versus the cost of recovery from damage. Do the following to help determine worthwhile security policy:

  • Quantify assets
  • Analyze worth
  • Estimate recovery costs.