Network Security

Network Security

1. Antivirus

   • Antivirus is a program set to protect your device(computer) from a harmful virus
   • scans the computer periodically
   • Needs updating regularly to make sure that it knows the latest threats
   • protects malicious malware

2. Physical Security

   • Physical Security protects your Hardware,Software,networks and data from physical actions

3. Passwords

4. Firewall

   • wall or partition designed to inhibit or prevent the spread of fire.
   • protect (a network or system) from unauthorized access with a firewall.
   • Used to help protect a computer network from intruders.
   • used when program is trying to connect to another network
   • prevents harmful data entering your computer

5. Encryption

   • Cypher
     • a secret or disguised way of writing a code

6. Definition of Network Security

   • Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks. The most common types of wireless security are Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WEP is a notoriously weak security standard.

7. What does encryption do?

   • This means that every time you power your phone on, you'll need either a numeric pin or password to decrypt the device

8. Decryption

   • Decryption is the process of taking encoded or encrypted text or other data and converting it back into text that you or the computer can read and understand.