Holistic security integrates multiple levels of security to protect a system, including technology, procedures, and people. It avoids adding disconnected layers of security and encourages cooperation between different security measures. Implementation may involve input from consultants, employees, and security personnel.
Holistic security is a form of security that operates at multiple, tightly integrated levels. This security approach can be taken to protect a structure, a computer network, a campus, and anything else that might be needed. The underlying idea behind holistic security is that systems need to be considered as a whole to achieve the highest level of security; While it is important to be aware of the individual aspects of a system, the ways in which these aspects work together are also an essential part of a security system.
Several different areas of security are applied along with holistic security. The first is security technology, along with security software, which is intended to add security. This can include everything from locks on ports to software programs that deny unauthorized personnel access to a network. Another aspect of holistic security is procedural enforcement, which involves creating effective security procedures to be implemented by people who interact with the system.
Finally, people are another essential part of a holistic security program. These programs recognize that the people working on a system can be an integral part of its security. One aspect of using people involves asking people for feedback, and specifically asking people to identify security holes, with employees stating that there will be no penalties for pointing out security holes. Likewise, people can be involved in formulating more effective security policies, as they often know the system more intimately and are aware of areas of potential improvement.
The holistic approach also avoids the tendency to add layers and layers of security that don’t relate or connect. Instead, the system works together, avoiding patches and other disconnected elements. This ensures that all systems used for security can interact with each other. Imagine, for example, a complex with two guardhouses. When guardhouses can talk, this is an example of holistic security. When guards cannot communicate and may not even know that another guardhouse exists, they are not working cooperatively to reduce security threats.
Implementing holistic security programs may involve input from consultants, employees and members of a company responsible for dealing with security. These types of programs can be initial replacements, where everything starts again, or overhauls of systems designed to simplify them without necessarily replacing them.
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