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NETWORK SECURITY
Threats and Preventive Measures
A basic understanding of computer networks is requisite in order to understand the principles of network security. Quite simply, a computer network is a system of interconnected computers sharing data and physical devices. The data can range from application programs to databases and the physical devices may range from a modem to a plotter.
Network security is a complicated subject, historically only tackled by well-trained and experienced experts. However, as more and more people become ``wired'', an increasing number of people need to understand the basics of security in a networked world.
Network Security
It's very important to understand that in security, there are two extremes: absolute security and absolute access. The closest we can get to an absolutely secure machine is one unplugged from the network, power supply, locked in a safe, and thrown at the bottom of the ocean. Unfortunately, it isn't terribly useful in this......

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