HOW TO MANAGE NETWORK SECURITY
With broadband usage quickly becoming a standard in the business network security hazards on the rise, small businesses without a dedicated IT team are faced with the great challenge of protecting their networks from threats. However, in order to meet this challenge, small businesses must first face a greater challenge: understanding and acknowledging the threats. False sense of security and their lack of proficiency in protecting their networks. Very often, small business network security owners push the network security issues down the priority list in favor of more pressing matters, and in many cases, network security is not a concern at all.
New threats continue to emerge every day, and “lightning” can strike, whether in the form of lowered productivity due to spam, or priceless information such as customer credit card numbers that end up in the wrong hands. Many small business owners wave off a business network security concerns, claiming that the size of the company and its insignificance in the market will deter hackers from targeting the network.
This is a very misguided approach. Strict regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act require enterprises to invest more in information security. Enterprises are aware of various security threats and often employ inhouse specialists to defend their networks from various threats. Companies with large networks own complex firewall and intrusion prevention systems that are regularly updated and maintained. Small businesses cannot be expected to have manpower, money, or time to invest in maintaining an enterprise-scale.
The purpose of the Managed Network Security Services is to protect a client data through a cohesive and highly responsive network security service, based on recognized security standards and industry best practices. Managed Network Security Services consist in the management of the infrastructure through a base set of monitoring and operational service activities provided by onsite and remote technical resources, and delivering all relevant network security components. Capgemini also provides optional and specialized activities that are available for the client as an enhancement to the base set of service activities. Managed Security Network Services include all people, processes and activities, tools and equipment resources necessary to manage all network security components under prevailing or appropriate governance.
Wireless network security technology presents many advantages productivity improves because of increased accessibility to information resources. Network configuration and reconfiguration is easier, faster, and less expensive. However, wireless technology also creates new threats and alters the existing information security risk profile. For example, because communications takes place “through the air” using radio frequencies, the risk of interception is greater than with wired networks. If the message is not encrypted, or encrypted with a weak algorithm, the attacker can read it, thereby compromising confidentiality.
Although wireless networking security technology alters the risks associated with various threats to security, the overall security objectives remain the same as with wired networks: preserving confidentiality, ensuring integrity, and maintaining availability of the information and information systems.
The objective of this paper is to assist managers in making such decisions by providing them with a basic understanding of the nature of the various threats associated with wireless networking security technology and available countermeasures. The popularity of wireless networks security technology is a testament primarily to their convenience, cost efficiency, and ease of integration with other networks and network components. The majority of computers sold to consumers today come pre-equipped with all necessary wireless networks security technology. The benefits of wireless Networks include: Convenience, Mobility, Productivity, Deployment, Expandability and Cost.