How much your Network/System is secure?

Network Security is indeed the hot topic of discussion amongst all computer enthusiasts and it has also become a major concern in boardrooms across the globe.Companies have started taking computer security very seriously and now have dedicated technical teams who maintain and secure the company's sensitive information round the clock.Even individuals who use the ultimate knowledge too known to mankind- The Internet- for recreational purpose only,have started to show an increased demand for tools or ways to protect their system against computer criminals. However, the bottom line is that computer criminals have always been two steps ahead of crime fighting agencies, and the targeted individuals who eventually end up feeling defenseless.


It is nearly impossible to configure a firewall or create a network, which is 100 percent foolproof, without compromising on the services that the network has an offer.No matter how much money and resources an organization is willing to spend, there is simply no way that they can buy or even develop software, which will provide their network with foolproof security. Instead, organizations and individuals can educate themselves as much as possible. about the methodology and workings of computer criminals. Being aware and regularly updating one's network in tune with the latest happenings in the field of computer security is one trick that every Internet user must having his or her armory of defense against computer infiltration.

In age where unprecedented increase in the number of people entering the field of computer security has divided the earlier solitary enemy into a number of more specific,totally distinct categories(like script kiddies, harmless probe attackers, disgruntled employees, etc.), it has now become imperative for everyone to be proficient in the art of Hacker Profiling. Every system administrator must try and put himself in the shoes of the attackers and try to predict moves that a particular attacker will make, even before he can strike.One should be able to pick up clues and first identify the Hacker's profile and then be able to predict this methodology.Only then we come closer to being able to call ourselves computer security experts and only then can we increase the security of our network/system to a level that was unimaginable till now.


In the era. where a single click of the mouse is potent enough to lead to a full-fledged attack, the increased security of one's network is no lingera luxury that everyone enjoys, but it has now become a necessity.