Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Network Security
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- Reasons for Network Security
- Ensures only authorised
users can access certain
files and resouces
- Prevents misuse e.g.
deleting information
or installing data
- Prevents
damage to
hardware
- Importance of Network Security
- Business may fail if the
data is compromised
- Privacy e.g.
medical
records
- Data can be financially
valuable
- Authentication and Validation
- Authentication is used to ensure
that the person logging on is who
they claim to be
- This is done by the
use of usernames
and passwords
- Strong passwords
should include at least 8
characters and a variety
of upper-case,
lower-case, numbers,
symbols
- Access control
- Used to allow certain users
to access certain files and
data
- Physical Security
- This is used a first line of defence;
stopping unauthorised people from
entering the building where the network
equipment is
- Examples include locks, biometric security
recognition, swipe cards, cameras, alarms,
radio frequency identification (an alarm will
sound if the equipment is taken out of the
building)
- Firewalls
- A firewall protects a
network connected to a
WAN e.g. the Internet
- It can be provided
by hardware or
software
- Firewalls can be made to prevent
communications entering the network
but can also prevent programs and
users from accessing the internet
from within the network