Part 1: Introduction

Part 1 illustrates just how large the computer security problem is today. Chapter 1 introduces a dramatized computer security incident and then explains how advances in technology have increased the complexity of system architectures and how new business paradigms have expanded the interconnectivity of computers and networks. These together have broadened and increased the risk of disruption of business operations due to administrator errors and acts of malice by both insiders as well as those outside the company.

Part I Introduction

Chapter 1, “The Security Problem,” shows the breadth of the security problem with an illustration and describes the factors responsible for increased risk.

Chapter 2, “The Security Paradigm,” introduces new thought processes that will help the Solaris system administrator “take the blinders off” and operate with security as a part of every procedure and decision.