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NTC 360 - Network and Telecommunications Concepts
July 31, 2005



Network Security

In today's world, with so many ways to gain unauthorized access to someone's computer system, network security is very important. Almost every company has been a victim of a virus attack, hackers, or some other form of unauthorized access to their network. In this paper, I will discuss various methods that those who want this access use and ways they can be prevented.

Many people feel that because they use passwords their files are secure and can't be hacked. They unknowingly leave their networks open to attack without protection thinking everything is fine. Hackers can easily get into password protected files once they have access to a computer system. One way to prevent this is to use a firewall. A firewall prevents unauthorized users from gaining access to a system by restricting access to the entire system, not just the files on the system. Firewalls prevent access to data......

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Approximate Word Count: 2626
Approximate Pages: 11 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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