Understanding the total cost of ownership and return on investment for network security solutions Understand what motivates hackers and how to classify threats Learn how to recognize common vulnerabilities and common types of attacks modern Check your system security, devices, and mitigation techniques Integrate policies and personnel with security equipment to effectively reduce security risks to analyze the implications of security breaches is greater than faced today the company and executive Understanding governance aspects of network security to help implement climate change throughout your organization Learn how to qualify your organization? s reluctance to risk of attack versus Counting the cost of hardware security technology investment costs to determine the ROI Learn the essential elements of security policy development and how to continue to assess security needs and vulnerabilities Business Case for Network Security: Advocacy, Governance, and ROI addresses the needs of networking professionals and business executives who seek to assess their organization's investments? Objectively measure both risk and cost and related cost savings of network security technology. This book also introduces and explores the concept of return on prevention (ROP) and discusses the larger implications now facing the company, including the government and so the importance of security, for senior executives and board. Creating accessible technical problems, this book presents an overview of security technology that uses a holistic and objective model to measure issues such as ROI, total cost of ownership (TCO), and risk tolerance. Quick reference sheets and worksheets, included in the appendix, provide technology reviews and allow financial modeling exercises to be performed with ease. An essential IT security-equipment investment is written from the perspective of business management, Business Case for Network Security: Advocacy, Governance, and ROI helps you determine the effective ROP for your business. This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco Press.