Inf 325 Final Analysis

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Final Analysis Dad INF 325 Telecommunications & Networking Concepts [Manager] 2/20/2012 What is a policy? “A broad statement that specifies what should be accomplished.” (Raymond R. Panko, 2011, p. 471) In other words policy is written to guide us down our path of accomplishment. Whether it be completing this assignment or driving down the street, our lives are full of policies that should be obeyed or there will be consequence to pay. In the world of networking, policies are set to implement security and control over the network. For example, a policy might be, “All information on USB RAM sticks should be encrypted.” (Raymond R. Panko, 2011, p. 107) This policy would allow those that implement security on the network to put into place the programming or devices that will allow only encrypted USB RAM sticks to be utilized on the network. To completely understand how policy works one must understand the difference between policy and implementation. In the case of the USB Ram Stick you have to understand that policy does not specify what encryption technology should be used or other implementation details. (Raymond R. Panko, 2011, p. 108). As in the previous paragraph the policy states what should be done and not how it is done. This is why it is important to separate policy from implementation. Separating the policy from the implementation gives the implementers the ability to implement the policy in the most effective way possible. This is because the implementer’s are more likely to understand the technological aspect of the implementation. The implementation however does require oversight. This oversight is accomplished by having a clear policy which will permit everybody involved in implementation to stay synchronized by checking frequently whether what they are doing will lead to the successful implementation of the policy. (Raymond R. Panko, 2011,

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