| Network security risks seem like simple enough | | | | specific purpose of being unreadable during airwaves |
| matters, like someone standing guard over a room full | | | | transmission. Once the encoded data is captured |
| of computers. That is a nice image but it is unrealistic. | | | | though, like any code throughout history, it will be |
| Networks and their computers can be scattered all | | | | broken. |
| over the world sometimes. With the Internet, not only | | | | When accounting for all who are linked within the |
| the employed users input data and information, but it | | | | system, it should also be realized that often one |
| can be from public sources as well. | | | | network will interact with another, perhaps through |
| Network security risks are a complex problem that in | | | | customer or vendor association. These parties too, |
| the eye of the public is dealt with quite routinely and | | | | through communication with their respective |
| smoothly perhaps through use of software. To make | | | | administrators, should be made critically aware that |
| this look easy, there are a lot of behind the scenes | | | | associated risks could be cascading dangers as well. |
| activities and people that keep data safe. | | | | In many ways, these risks are actually even greater |
| Security risks abound for internal misuse of a | | | | from outside sources than the internal ones. With the |
| computer network just as there is external misuse. | | | | level of sophistication that exists in the criminal element |
| Confidential information cannot be breached, under any | | | | of system attackers and intruders, using sophisticated |
| circumstances, in most personnel and human | | | | software uses an equal amount of high technology to |
| resources situations. Other company data must be | | | | prevent invasion. These risks might be from viral |
| secured from sabotage by industry spies and those | | | | attacks, data interception while it is transmitted through |
| who might sell industry secrets and customer data. | | | | the network or while it's disrupted. |
| Also risks exist from legitimate sources associated | | | | Criminal hacking minds can plant viruses and Trojans in |
| with these networks. In addition the internal data must | | | | a network causing untold destruction. Havoc is |
| be secured interdepartmentally to lessen the security | | | | sometimes brought upon a vulnerable network by |
| risks. Below that on a user level, confidential data must | | | | simultaneous requests for network access above and |
| be permitted for use as needed and kept from prying | | | | beyond the normal flow of traffic. This can either |
| eyes when it is not. This is a lot to control, but through | | | | overload the resources of the system or can be used |
| the use of network security software, it is more | | | | to make an intruder less noticeable when snooping |
| manageable. | | | | around for other loopholes. |
| Employee turnover inside the organization and | | | | Network security risks are to be taken very seriously. |
| password loss and discovery are also major concerns. | | | | System administrators have the ultimate responsibility |
| When this type of information goes astray it can allow | | | | to prevent security breaches, however, everyone is |
| access to sensitive network areas. | | | | involved. From the system users to the CEOs all are |
| Externally there are many places that a intruder can | | | | affected by the risks that plague every set-up. It is the |
| bring about network security risks such as entering | | | | administrator's concern that everyone is given the |
| and retrieving data and many ways that an attacker | | | | knowledge and information they need to help him/her |
| can cause damage. People looking for data can | | | | maintain a keen watch for security violations and |
| intercept wireless signals that are encoded for the | | | | breaches. |