Understanding network security
Network security focuses on the techniques, policies, and security controls that are implemented within an organization’s network infrastructure to prevent various types of malicious activities, threats, and cyber-attacks. Without network security solutions, anyone, whether it’s an employee or a guest user, can intentionally or unintentionally perform malicious activities on the network that can cause damage to systems and data loss.
While threat actors are the typical people who will perform intentional cyber-attacks on a network, the trusted employees within the organization can perform unintentional actions, such as inserting a malware-infected USB drive into their work computer/systems without knowing the USB drive contains malware. Sometimes, an employee who is unaware of various threats may click a malicious link within a phishing email that’s created by hackers. Hence, network security professionals need to consider the...