Network Security
What Is Network Security and How Does It Protect You?
Network Security is an organization’s implementation of security policy, hardware, and software to ensure the security of its assets and of all network traffic. Together 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.
Many network security threats exist today, including:
- Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses
- Spyware and adware
- Hacker attacks
- Denial of service attacks
- Data interception and theft
- Identity theft
How Does Network Security Work?
No single Network Security solution can protect your network from a variety of threats. You need multiple layers of security so if one fails, the others still protect you. Network security is accomplished through hardware and software working together to minimise maintenance and improve security. The software must be constantly updated and managed to protect you from emerging threats.
Network security components 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
Using Dalcon’s Network Security
What we do:
- Use latest equipment and software to protect against
- Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses
- Spyware and adware
- Hacker attacks
- Denial of service attacks
- Data interception and theft
- Identity theft
- Continuously monitor the health of all network equipment
- Automate OS patching
- Scan for vulnerabilities
- Audit hardware and software
- Run compliance reports
How we do it:
- Install software agents for continuous monitoring
- Manage use privileges and access
- File and folder management
- Firewall management
- Wireless Access Point (WAP) management
What are the Business Benefits of Network Security?
Network Security offers many benefits to your business including; protection against disruption; maintaining employee productivity; helps prevent the theft of yours and your customers’ data; and reduces the risk of legal action from data theft. Most importantly, network security helps protect one of your most important assets – your reputation.
