| Do you know if your home network has been setup | | | | connections (such as TCPstreams, UDP |
| correctly? Is your personal data safe? Do your | | | | communication) traveling across it. |
| network devices have the necessary security? These | | | | 3) Wireless Security - The basic wireless security |
| are just some of the many security questions you | | | | options to choose from is WEP, WPA and MAC |
| need to ask when you have your own network at | | | | address filtering. |
| home. Wired and wireless network connections are | | | | Network security gives you two kinds of protection. |
| utilizing different types of network security. If you do | | | | First, protection against malicious software, like virus, |
| your banking online, shop online, connect with friends, it | | | | spyware and other protection against hackers or |
| is critical for you to review your network to ensure | | | | people that can steal sensitive information from your |
| that all possible security holes are fixed. Just think of | | | | computer. Your network security is only as secure as |
| this, a hacker that exploits the security vulnerability of | | | | the unsecured computer in the network. Meaning if you |
| your network can be on standby right now to steal | | | | have 3 computers and one does not have the |
| some valuable information from your computer. | | | | necessary security, the whole network will still be |
| You can say that your network is setup correctly if | | | | vulnerable from hack attacks. A worm is a malicious |
| you have the basic devices to make up a network | | | | code or software that spreads from one computer to |
| and have security features at the same time. | | | | another using the network highway. |
| 1) Modem - Provided by your internet service provider | | | | Operating system link Microsoft Windows 7 offers |
| (ISP) that is the source of your internet connection. | | | | some more protection like Windows firewall and |
| Depending upon what device model you have, it | | | | Windows defender. These are the basic securities that |
| normally comes with a security for additional protection. | | | | you need to consider when doing your network |
| 2) Router - Can have both wired and wireless | | | | security review. With this protection securely on all the |
| capability, shares that internet connection. Some | | | | time, you will have peace of mind doing your banking |
| firewall serves what they call a hardware or software | | | | and purchasing online because you know that you are |
| firewall. Stateful firewall (any firewall that performs | | | | fully protected. Besides this, you should also be familiar |
| stateful packet inspection (SPI) or stateful inspection) is | | | | on how to avoid manual virus and spyware removal |
| a firewall that keeps track of the state of network | | | | on your computer. |