Network Security Roles and Responsibilities

The job of securing a commercial network is typically large and very complex. A common tenet in the information security industry is the idea of synergistic, or layered, security as the optimal means by which to deploy security controls on a network. The same can be said for the human resources that are available to secure a network. Consider the range of activities that are involved from the decision to create a network through auditing for compliance of a completed and managed network. Included are activities such as oversight, expensing, policy compliance, administration, and troubleshooting.

Discuss the roles within an organization that participate in a well-managed and secure network. Assign to those roles the activities or responsibilities that that particular role would play in the overall process, and provide support for your selections.