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CHAPTER 5 Ten Evaluation Criteria for Network Security 57 These materials are © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Chapter 5 IN THIS CHAPTER » Identifying applications and users » Leveraging threat protection and adaptive integration capabilities » Protecting mobile and remote users » Simplifying policy control and management » Extending security to the cloud and automating routine tasks » Taking advantage of flexibility in deployment options and partner integrations Ten Evaluation Criteria for Network Security in the Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Environment T his chapter helps you assess network security solutions for your data center or hybrid cloud environment by presenting several important features and criteria for you to consider.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Icons Used in This Book
• Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Data Center
• Understanding the Impact of the Cloud on the Data Center
• Recognizing Security Challenges in the Data Center and Hybrid Cloud
• Looking at Why Legacy Security Infrastructure is Ineffective
• Firewalls
• Intrusion prevention
• Proxies
• Defining Security Requirements
• Gain complete visibility
• Minimize the attack surface
• Automate threat protection
• Chapter 2 Security Challenges in Hybrid Clouds
• Cloud Security and The Shared Responsibility Model
• The Dynamic Nature of Modern Threats
• Ransomware
• Credential theft
• DNS-based attacks
• Targeted "Low-and-Slow" Attacks and APTs
• Chapter 3 Delivering Consistent Security Using Zero Trust
• Gaining Complete Visibility
• Application identification
• User identification
• Content identification
• Minimizing Your Attack Surface with Segmentation
• Using Dynamic Security to Support Moves and Changes
• Chapter 4 Leveraging Unmatched Threat Protection
• The Challenges of Defense in Depth
• What Is a Perimeter?
• Threat Protection Components
• Endpoint protection
• Security orchestration and automation
• Cloud-based threat intelligence
• Chapter 5 Ten Evaluation Criteria for Network Security in the Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Environment
• Safe Enablement of Applications in the Hybrid Cloud
• Identify Users and Enable Appropriate Access
• Comprehensive Threat Protection
• Flexible, Adaptive Integration
• Secure Access for Mobile and Remote Users
• One Comprehensive Policy, One Management Platform
• Cloud Ready
• Automate Routine Tasks and Focus on the Threats That Matter
• Flexible Deployment Options
• Consume New Innovations Easily in a Broad Partner Ecosystem
• Glossary
• EULA