The Current Problems with Network Security and How We Can Fix Them
Abstract
Network Security has come a long way from the times when their wasn’t a need to worry about networks being attacked, and now to the current evolution of people where it’s not if your network will be attacked, it is when.
The Current Problems with Network Security and How We Can Fix Them
Network Security is defined by Sans Institute as the process of taking physical and software preventative measures to protect the underlying networking infrastructure from unauthorized access, misuse, malfunction, modification, destruction, or improper disclosure, thereby creating a secure platform for computers, users and programs to perform their permitted critical functions within a secure environment (SANS, 2014). As you can see with that definition the meaning can interpreted many different ways, so with this paper I will describe what network security is and how we can fix the ongoing problems.
Current State of Network Security
Before you fix or document any problems with network security you must first evaluate the current state of the problems we face. Most networks are somewhat secure, meaning they have the resources to make them nearly “bullet-proof”, but due to current policies within organizations, the information technology team is unable to enforce maximum security due to employees needing to plug their IPod’s in, charge their cell phones, and access social media sites, etc. the list could go on and on. The functionally of most organizations network security is geared toward making the customers and employees happy and no regards toward protecting all the proprietary information that most hackers are searching for. Most information technology employees know that you cannot protect an organizations network 100%, but you can protect that information where it is not an easy target