Network Security - Business and Personal
Network security is important not only for businesses and organizations, but for individuals, as well. According to Vahid & Lysecky, over 178 million records were exposed due to security breaches in 2017, roughly 1.5 billion data breaches, and the cost in the US caused by cybercrime in 2016 was 1.3 billion dollars. Cybercrimes pose a very real threat to companies and individuals across the world. Companies and individuals must practice safety when using the internet, like changing passwords frequently, installing firewalls for personal and business servers to block unwanted traffic, and using the least amount of information necessary when entering personal information online. Information travels throughout the world via networks. The internet is a global network of information. Using ping methods or trace routs, a user can follow the path o...