Understanding the Workstation 8 Series Environment

When planning your Workstation 8 Series implementation, consider the following:

• Which resources must be protected?

• You must restrict access to external ports, such as USB ports or serial ports.

• You must protect customer data, such as credit card numbers.

• You must protect internal data, such as proprietary source code.

• You must protect system components from being disabled by external attacks or intentional system overloads.

• Who are you protecting data from? For example, you need to protect your subscribers’ data from other subscribers, but someone in your organization might need to access that data to manage it. You can analyze your workflows to determine who needs access to the data; for example, it is possible that a system administrator can manage your system components without needing to access the system data.

• What will happen if protections on a strategic resource fail? In some cases, a fault in your security scheme is nothing more than an inconvenience. In other cases, a fault might cause great damage to you or your customers. Understanding the security ramifications of each resource will help you protect it properly.