Network Security

Network security is the practice of preventing and protecting against unauthorized intrusion into corporate networks. As a philosophy, it complements endpoint security, which focuses on individual devices; network security instead focuses on how those devices interact, and on the connective tissue between them.

Windows Firewalls

Windows first started shipping a primitive firewall, called Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), with Windows 2000. It was very simple. Each version of Windows since then has expanded...

Approaches of Network Security

Organisations can choose from several approaches to network security. A particular approach, or paradigm, will influence all subsequent security decisions and set the tone for the entire...

Law and Network Security

An increasing number of legal issues affect how administrators approach network security. If your organisation is a publicly traded company, a government agency, or does business with...
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