Tech Topic Connection - Network Security
Network security is fundamentally related to information technology in that security is what keeps your data safe. Without hardened network security, the time and effort you put into creating data using your expensive hardware and software could be wasted. Without properly securing your network with hardware and software, you can lose it all in a simple hack. Network security requires a multi-layered approach to protect your network using hardware and software at many levels. When computers were created, there was no network to worry about having to secure. Massive original computers were only available to select employees who had physical access to the computers. When network protocols were first invented, they were designed to facilitate data transfer, such as TCP-IP, but not to provide security. As private computers became more po...