IPv6 is coming whether you and your organization have adequately planned for it or not. IPv6, all its new features and functionality, resulting security issues, as well as a number of other enterprise issues, should be considered in your preparation. Consider these 10 things companies and government agencies should do now to be prepared for this inevitability.
- Take a Net-centric View
- Establish the Goals, Path and Timeline for Your Transition
- Inventory your Equipment
- Identify your Software and Services and How they Need to Change
- Develop an Addressing Plan/Network Architecture Implications
- Obtain Your IPv6 Addresses from ARIN (Commercial Organizations)
- Devise and Implement a Security Policy
- Establish an IPv6 Education Plan
- Develop an IPv6 Procurement Strategy and Policy
- Establish a Mitigation Strategy
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