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Which two points must network designers consider when designing a new network design or when evaluating an existing network design to help them understand the high-level design direction with…
The correct answer is A. Consider Business objectives and goals B. Consider organization's security policy standards. When designing or evaluating a network for security, designers must align with both the organization's business objectives and its established security policy standards to define the appropriate high-level security direction.
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Which two points must network designers consider when designing a new network design or when evaluating an existing network design to help them understand the high-level design direction with regards to the security aspects? (Choose two)
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- AConsider Business objectives and goals
- BConsider organization's security policy standards
- CConsider for only multi-site networks
- DConsider for only new network technologies and components
How the community answered
(18 responses)- A89% (16)
- C6% (1)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
When designing or evaluating a network for security, designers must align with both the organization's business objectives and its established security policy standards to define the appropriate high-level security direction.
Business objectives and goals define what the organization needs to protect and why, directly shaping which security controls, risk tolerance levels, and architectural decisions are appropriate for the network design.
An organization's security policy standards establish the mandatory requirements, compliance obligations, and acceptable-use rules that the network must enforce, making them a foundational input for any security-focused design or evaluation.
Security design considerations apply universally to all network types - single-site, multi-site, and cloud - not exclusively to multi-site environments.
Security design must account for existing technologies and legacy components as well as new ones, because vulnerabilities often arise from how old and new systems interact.
Concept tested: Security design principles for network architecture evaluation
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise/design-zone-security/landing_cisco_safe_blueprint.html
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