Protecting Against the Unknown : A guide to improving network security to protect the Internet against future forms of security hazards

Wissenschaftlicher Aufsatz aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich Informatik - IT-Security, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen (Packet Storm Security), Veranstaltung: Stormchaser 2000 - IT-Security Essay Writing Contest, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The security improvement measures described in this IT security whitepaper are designed to provide guidance to everyone who needs to improve the security of his network or machine that is publicly accessible over the Internet, including ISPs, network administrators, IT security consultants and all other individuals wanting to improve their network security. Covered topics include problem and threat definition, potential IT security issues and active countermeasures, concrete technical requirements and methods, as well as conceptual and procedural security measures for large organizations. Written in 2000, this IT security whitepaper was aimed at future threats to Internet and network security. Approaches and solutions proposed in the paper were formulated as generic and timeless as possible in order to provide a manual for network security independent of threats specific to any generation of network hardware or software.