American Military University

All about Network Security:
Network Security Means Never Giving an Adversary a Chance.

Anthony Portz
4199864
ISSC340 I001 SPR 14
Professor Alidad Jalinous
June 16th, 2014 11:55 PM

Introduction
In this paper I will discuss network security and I will give a detailed description of the area while discussing different technologies that are involved. There are many ways to provide network security and a lot of different aspects to keep in mind. There are a multitude of people who want to attack the internet and everything that it loves. Well luckily there are big security companies like Cisco and Symantec who are there for the user like Tron, and will constantly defend newly discovered loopholes and vulnerabilities. See what global implications network security has and what the future may hold as I discuss the cutting edge technology and applications that new companies are coming out with.
What is Network Security?
Network security is a terminology that is used to describe any and all actions that are taken to protect and defend a network. Any action that is driven towards network security should be taken to protect the safety, reliability, usability, and the integrity of the network and all of its data. In order to explain network security a little better, I want to define what a network is. A network is defined as a system or grouping of interconnected items or individuals, and as an arrangement of vertical or horizontal lines that intersect one another (Cisco). When using the term network within the realm of technology, it refers to interconnected computers within a system or a group that can communicate with one another. As a basic example, plugging a computer into a power outlet does not create a network. The computer will need to establish some form of connection with another device such as a printer or a router in