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What is Network Security?
Network security refers to any activity designed to protect your network. Specifically, these activities protect the usability, reliability, integrity, and safety of your network and data.
Effective network security targets a variety of threats and stops them from entering or spreading on your network. Integrated security features safeguard your network against information theft, virus outbreaks, and application abuse so you can rest easy.
Many network security threats today are spread over the Internet. The most common include:
- Viruses, Worms and Trojan Horses.
- Spyware and Adware.
- Zero-day attacks, also called zero-hour attacks.
- Hacker attacks.
- Denial of service attacks.
- Data interception and theft.
- Identity theft.
Why do I need a Network Security Solution?
With network security in place, your company will experience many business benefits. Your company is protected against business disruption, which helps keep employees productive.
Network security helps your company meet mandatory regulatory compliance. Because network security helps protect your customers' data, it reduces the risk of legal action from data theft.
Ultimately, network security helps protect a business's reputation, which is one of its most important assets. Here is some of the benefits businesses gain from a secured network:
- Privacy is assured.
- Collaboration is encouraged.
- Secure access on the road.
- Promotes productivity while out of the office.
- Less time wasted on spam.
- Service disruption is avoided.
- Advanced services safely evolve.
How do I get a Network Security Solution?
No single solution protects you from a variety of threats. You need multiple layers of security. If one fails, others still stand.
Network security is accomplished through hardware and software. The software must be constantly updated and managed to protect you from emerging threats.
Network security components often include:
- Anti-virus and anti-spyware.
- Firewall, to block unauthorized access to your network.
- Intrusion prevention systems (IPS), to identify fast-spreading threats, such as zero-day or zero-hour attacks.
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), to provide secure remote access.
Virtual Private Networks
One of the most widely deployed network security technologies today, IPsec VPNs provide high levels of security through encryption and authentication, protecting data from unauthorised access. More »
Intrusion Prevention
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is a deep-packet inspection feature that effectively mitigates a wide range of network attacks. More »
How can I move forward?
Hardware.com’s technical experts have the relevant industry experience, supported by professional qualifications and in depth knowledge, to assist you in implementing a security solution to meet your requirements.
Hardware.com has an integrated approach to delivery; working with you, our qualified engineer base, our preferred partners and vendors to ensure you get the best-of-breed solution.
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