IT Network Security

An IT network is a system that connects hardware equipment and computers together using different mediums. An IT network in a local office that is not connected to the Internet is at no risk whatsoever because only the local office folks can access the data.

The trouble, and the need for IT network security, starts when it invariably gets connected to the Internet, which is the mother of all networks.

Every organization needs to be online for sharing of resources, obtaining information, global team collaboration, website publishing, and many other reasons. Once an IT network gets connected to the Internet, the organization’s informational assets become vulnerable to attacks.

The Internet, though informative, entertaining and collaborative, is a dangerous place that is buzzing with hackers, virus makers, data stealers, and other evil folks.

Hackers and data stealers are in the market to rob financial data, valuable company information, which can be sold or abused; Virus makers are in the game because they get their kicks when other’s hard work gets ruined. Look at WikiLeaks.