| As more people are logging onto the Internet | | | | Some of these ways include a USB port, phone line |
| everyday, Network Security becomes a larger issue. In | | | | connection, Ethernet connection, or a wireless |
| the United States, identity theft and computer fraud | | | | connection. The Internet is basically a network of |
| are among the fastest rising crimes. It is important to | | | | networks. An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is also a |
| protect your network and ensure the safety of all | | | | network. When a computer connects to the internet, it |
| computers and users in that network. | | | | joins the ISP's network which is joined with a variety of |
| What is a Network? | | | | other networks, which are joined with even more |
| In order to fully understand network security, one must | | | | networks, and so on. These networks all encompass |
| first understand what exactly a network is. A network | | | | the Internet. The vast amount of computers on the |
| is a group of computers that are connected. | | | | Internet, and the number of ISPs and large networks |
| Computers can be connected in a variety of ways. | | | | makes network security a must. |