Network Security Tools and Devices

How To Make Your System And Network Safe?

To manage the network, in such a way in which it will be capable enough to deal with all the possibilities of the
network attacks & virus problem and fix them is known as Network security management.

The key parameters towards making your system safe are:

1) Set-up Strong Passwords:

To protect your system or network from malicious attacks, firstly put a strong password in your system for login
and access and the password must consist of lots of character, symbol, and numbers. Avoid using birthdays as a
password as it can be easily cracked by the hackers.

2) Establish a Firewall:
Always put a strong firewall in your networking system to protect it from unwanted access or other threats.

3) Antivirus Protection:
Always install your system and laptops with antivirus software. The antivirus software will scan, spot and filter the
infected files and also fix the problem that arises due to virus attacks in the system.

4) Updating:
To update your system and network with the latest version of the antivirus software and to install the latest
patches and scripts for the system as per the need of system is very crucial. This will minimize the chances of virus
attacks and make the network more secure.

5) Guard Laptops and Mobile Phones:

Laptops are movable devices and are so vulnerable to network threats.

Similarly, mobile phones are wireless devices and they are also easily exposed to threats. To shield these devices, a
strong password should be used to access the various resources of it. It will be better to use a biometric finger-print
password to access the smart devices.

6) On-Time backups:
We should periodically take backups of files, documents and other important data in our system or hard-disk and
should save them to a centralized server or some secure location. This should be done without fail. In case of
emergency, this will help to restore the system quickly.

7) Smart Surfing on websites:

Before downloading and clicking on any link or site on the Internet, we should keep in mind that one wrong click
can give an invitation to many viruses on our network. Thus download the data from trusted and secure links only
and avoid surfing on unknown links and websites.

Also, avoid clicking on advertisements and offers which are frequently displayed on web-page whenever you log in
to the Internet.

8) Secure Configuration:
The configuration done on the IOS or router should be done using a unique user ID and password and should be
kept secure.

9) Removable media control:

Removable devices like pen drives, dongles, and data cards should always be scanned when induced in the system.
The usage of removable devices should be limited and such a policy should be made through which it can’t export
any data from the system.
Example of Worm-Win 32 attacker

In the above figure, it has been explained that the computers with a strong password, updated security features
and equipped with anti-virus software protection are immune to a worm attack.

On the other hand, computers or networks with a weak password, out of the date system update and not equipped
with an anti-virus software are more susceptible to the attacks of worms and easily get corrupted and diminished.