Network Security
Network security involves policies, practices, and tools designed to protect network and network-accessible resources from unauthorized access, misuse, malfunction, modification, destruction, or improper disclosure. This ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability (ICA) of data and resources across the network. Network security encompasses a variety of technologies, devices, and processes. It includes a range of measures such as firewalls, antivirus software, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). By implementing layered defenses (also known as defense in depth), organizations can protect their infrastructure from a wide array of threats, including malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks, thus safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining service availability. Effective network security management requires continuous monitoring and regular updates to security measures to adapt to evolving threats and vulnerabilities.
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Network security is a umbrella term to describe security controls, policies, processes and practices adopted to prevent, detect and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, which is controlled by the network administrator. Users choose or are assigned an ID and password or other authenticating information that allows them access to information and programs within their authority. Network security covers a variety of computer networks, both public and private, that are used in everyday jobs: conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access. Network security is involved in organizations, enterprises, and other types of institutions. It does as its title explains: it secures the network, as well as protecting and overseeing operations being done. The most common and simple way of protecting a network resource is by assigning it a unique name and a corresponding password.
Request for Comments (RFC): List of RFCs, GitHub RFCs, Awesome RFCs, (navbar_rfc - see also navbar_network_security, navbar_security, navbar_networking)