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10 Tips for Minimizing Complexity to Improve Security

Complex network and application designs can introduce vulnerabilities and add to system administrators' headaches. Fortunately, minimizing complexity can be done relatively easily and inexpensively by following the 10 tips outlined here. The podcast discusses standardizing design patterns, reducing dependencies between components, centralizing reporting and other pragmatic ways to deal with the growing complexity of IT infrastructure.

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Dan Sullivan's Bio:

Dan Sullivan is a systems architect with 20 years of IT experience that includes engagements in enterprise security, application design, and systems architecture. His experience includes a broad range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, government, retail, gas and oil production, power generation, and education. Dan’s security-related project work has ranged from requirements analysis for enterprise information security to designing and implementing security for database applications and enterprise portals. Dan has written about information security and other enterprise information management topics for Business Security Advisor, DM Review, Intelligent Enterprise, and E-Business Advisor. You can contact Dan at: dan_sullivan@realtimepublishers.net