| Introduction | | | | exchanging money for the wisdom and experience of |
| The creation and maintenance of a network is a | | | | someone that is a professional is definitely something |
| serious matter that really goes a long way towards | | | | to consider. |
| making or breaking the infrastructure of a business. It is | | | | Strategy #2 |
| impossible to be successful in the business world | | | | Of course, not all people have the ability financially to |
| today without the help of some form of technology | | | | be able to outsource a job and because of that |
| and because of that many companies are looking to | | | | people sometimes have to learn these things on their |
| expand their computer networks across the board. | | | | own. If you know absolutely nothing about keeping a |
| Regardless of whether these people use wired or | | | | network secure, the best thing you can do to get |
| wireless access in their networks (or both), there are | | | | yourself started is to make sure that everything on |
| some principles that end up remaining the same | | | | your network is password protected. Make sure that |
| regardless of what network is being used. One of | | | | the login is password protected and also make sure |
| those principles has to do with the methods that are | | | | that retrieval of any sensitive information or data is |
| used in order to keep a network secure. This is not a | | | | also password protected. This process of layering |
| subject that can be completely covered in just a few | | | | passwords is known as redundant password |
| hundred words, but there are three principles that can | | | | protection and it is a good way for companies to deal |
| definitely get you off to a flying start. | | | | with minor network security threats. |
| Strategy #1 | | | | Strategy #3 |
| The first strategy in keeping a network secure is to | | | | Finally, this strategy is more common sense than |
| hire someone that actually knows what they're doing in | | | | anything else, but make sure that you regularly |
| this regard. The way that truly successful people that | | | | upgrade the components of your network. As |
| start gigantic corporations are able to keep things | | | | technological advances increase in their frequency and |
| going is that they are smart enough to hire people that | | | | more systems become obsolete, your network |
| have the ability to get the job done in a quick and | | | | components are going to be left in the dust and |
| efficient manner. This process of delegating or | | | | become large security risks if they are not upgraded |
| outsourcing work is one that you might want to | | | | regularly. If you lack the funds for an all out upgrade on |
| consider. People that are completely trained in all | | | | a regular basis, then cycle it through the different parts |
| facets of Computer Science are frequently in school | | | | of your network based on priority so that every six |
| for over a decade and even people that just | | | | years or so you have upgraded each component |
| specialize in network administration are in school for at | | | | once. Doing this will allow you to keep with the times |
| least a year. This is highly specialized education and | | | | and eliminate any obvious security risks. |