I
believe that one of the most fundamental aspects of information technology is
the network security that goes into protecting us on an individual and network
level. Whether we are talking about programming, web/mobile applications,
email, or anything associated with web technology where information is shared, we
are putting our systems at risk. They are at risk of catching a virus which
according to Vahid (2017) “A computer virus is a program that
runs on a user's computer without permission, and spreads itself to other
computers, often via email” (Chapter 8.2, para. 1). Without protection setup we
could spread a virus to thousands of people without evening knowing it.
When computers first came into play
they were very large and were not for home use. As the years passed however
technology advanced, home computers became more and more common. Now today most
people carry a computer of some sort with them on a regular basis with their
cell phones or mobile tablets. The technology has become so advanced but with
that grew concerns have regarding the safety of how our information is stored
and protected. There always people out to hurt others and what better way than
through network travel? There are thousands of known viruses out there and many
more that have yet to be detected.
Antivirus
protection is something that has become a necessity in order to protect your
computer. Many individuals and companies, buy varying versions of this software
which Vahid (2017) defines as “Antivirus software is a program that
looks for known viruses and strives to disable found viruses, by searching a
hard drive, and/or by monitoring visited websites and downloaded files. Some
company websites, like drive.google.com, check for viruses on the server before
providing a file for download” (Chapter 8.2, para. 3). This software is
downloaded into their hardware system where it is stored. Many people opt to
have these programs run on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It depends on the
individual person on how they want to handle the safety of their computer. Thankfully,
with the ever-advancing world of technology, many web developers have put
software into their sites to verify they are virus-free before allowing
through. Today’s firewalls are also a way to block unwanted guests into your system
and you can control those firewall settings right from your computer to be as
lax or as advanced as you would like.
Application
software as well as programming languages use antivirus coding within them
to help keep outsiders away. As I stated above, many programs have them built into their firewalls so that they cannot breach their own systems let alone
visitors to their sites. According to Lu Jiang (2019) “A
firewall is a system consisting of one or a group of advanced access control
devices. It is generally deployed between two or more different networks,
making it the only way to pass through the internal and external network information.
Information is controlled by access to enhance the security of the internal
network” (pg. 220, para. 4). So the firewalls protect from the internal aspects on
our own computers but many applications have firewalls and antivirus software
built in to add an extra layer of protection. This also helps to aid in database
management for websites like Google, who utilize this technique to help protect
their users and customers who advertise through them.
Network
architecture, management, and security are all built with the ability and
technology to run extra network security to help protect us all. By using many
of the points talked about above, we strive to keep out networks running smoothly
and without viruses, malware, worms, trojans, and whatever other new development
is out that there someone has created to cause harm to those in the virtual world.
According to Thapliyal, S., Gupta, H., & Khatri, S. K. (2019) “As the new
technologies are emerging and rapidly growing the security advisors have the
focus on developing the complex solutions for monitoring and detection of the
intruder” (page 26, para. 1). So while we are all working on keeping ourselves protected,
know that there are always others out there developing newer technology to
continue to fight those who are using technology to harm others. Network
security seems to be the place to be in this continually evolving world.
References
Lu,
J. (2019). Research and Implementation of Security Technology in Campus Network
Construction. 2019 International Conference on Computer Network, Electronic
and Automation (ICCNEA), Computer Network, Electronic and Automation (ICCNEA),
2019 International Conference On, 219–224. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1109/ICCNEA.2019.00050
Thapliyal,
S., Gupta, H., & Khatri, S. K. (2019). An Intruder Monitoring System for
Improving the Network Security. 2019 4th International Conference on
Information Systems and Computer Networks (ISCON), Information Systems and
Computer Networks (ISCON), 2019 4th International Conference On, 26–31. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1109/ISCON47742.2019.9036195
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