network attack prevention

network attack prevention

1. Anti-Malware Software

   • Malwarebytes is an anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Android that finds and removes malware. Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006

2. firewall

   • A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. You can implement a firewall in either hardware or software form, or a combination of both. Firewalls prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets

3. Password Strength Checker

   • Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks. In its usual form, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to guess it correctly. The strength of a password is a function of length, complexity, and unpredictability

4. User Access Levels

   • At the highest level, the network manager can install and remove software, access all user areas and change permissions. At lower levels, a group of users may only be able to access particular pieces of software and their files stored in their own areas.

5. , Data Encryption

   • The Data Encryption Standard is a symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption of electronic data. Although now considered insecure, it was highly influential in the advancement of modern cryptography

6. Storage Device Virus Scanning

   • NetApp antivirus scanning integration protects data on our storage devices by killing malware at the source. ... NetApp antivirus scanning integration can detect and prevent the spread of malicious virus code on storage networks before your data is compromised.

7. Penetration Testing

   • A penetration test, colloquially known as a pen test, is an authorized simulated attack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system

8. Network Forensics

   • Network forensics is a sub-branch of digital forensics relating to the monitoring and analysis of computer network traffic for the purposes of information gathering, legal evidence, or intrusion detection. Unlike other areas of digital forensics, network investigations deal with volatile and dynamic information.

9. Network Security Policies

   • A network security policy, or NSP, is a generic document that outlines rules for computer network access, determines how policies are enforced and lays out some of the basic architecture of the company security/ network security environment. The document itself is usually several pages long and written by a committee.