Tech Topic: Network Security

 

Introduction

When something such as information technology has high demand and is extremely critical. You need protection from thieves, malicious intent individuals or simple operational functions. The infrastructure of information technology requires an immense number of allocated resources. Hardware, manpower, energy consumption are all some just some the key fundamentals that needs security.   Network security is imperative towards protecting the valuable resources that are the framework for business or organization operations.  Information Technology is the system of components and resources that allows computers to process data based off inputs and outs for the desired objective. For this article, the focal point will be network security and how it is deeply embedded with information technology. History of computers, concepts of computer science. Operational agendas which computers operate. Major hardware components in conjunction with programming languages that allow network security to be implemented. Application software and its use within network security. How database management is being exemplified correctly for intended network security use. Network architecture, management and security influence created the reasoning for this chosen topic of network security.

Computers operate based on switches that are systematically ones and zeros. These numbers represent inputs and outs respectively. Computers history began in the early 20^th century when engineers discovered that switches considered the two positions whether on or off can be used for performing calculations. Overtime through evolution these computer inventions occupied rooms, later into the 20^th century as humans evolved computers transitioned into micro computer chips that became reduced to the size of a grain of rice. Engineers achieve this reduction by continuously reducing switch size by half every two years. This continuous trend is referred to as Moore’s Law.  With the improved size of computers, advanced improvement regarding computer performance and operation have had a tremendous impact on society. Network security utilizes these performance and operational capabilities by having numerous technological hardware and software layers to mitigate potential intrusion or network breaches from malicious adversaries.

Computer science includes practical applications and theory-based research that progressively question and create the potential of a computer’s ability based on their respective historical capabilities based on what societal hardware and infrastructure allows.  To create new applications humans had to develop and conceptualize languages between the user and the computer.  Programming languages became rules and instructions to achieve advanced commands of inputs and outs to execute specific various or specific tasks.  Network security takes these instruction parameters to create security measures that are based on received internal instructions based on their respective programming language to create security outputs furthermore mitigating potential network threats or malware.  Intrusion detection systems as explained by Strebe M. (2004) have a spotlight on a potential threat that implement a software system that detects network intrusion based on various instructed signs of threats. Once detected “Active IDS attempt to block attacks, respond with counter measures, or at least alert administrations while attacks progress (Stebe M., 2024. Pg. 260).

When network security detects attacks that are actively happening within their network, hardware, one of their vital resources will have a power surge from their rapid usage to defend from attacks. Hardware consists of physical components that create a modern computer. Components such as central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), solid state drive (SSD), culminate to dictate based on the quality of the hardware how expeditiously and efficiently a computer will respond to its provided instruction program language. In addition, Network security has multiple dedicated computers focusing on one sole object in the grand scheme of their systematic layers of security. Dedicated computers can have an identity only for encryption, network audits, block cyphers and even redundancy if a counterpart hardware failure occurs. Information is fed into a network security database to help form analytical research and development for future attacks.  Database collects data organizing it to enable efficient retrieval of information. This retrieval of information allows network security to forecast trends, patterns, or areas of heavy attack occur. Infrastructure updates or vulnerabilities of attacks can be examined through the database information system. Traffic analysis as mentioned by Wang J. (2015) determines within the network who is communicating to the IP packets even if the IP packets are encrypted. Within the database of the security network destinations can be input for future retrieval of areas of interest from the traffic analysis data.  

 

Conclusion

Network architecture and management are the fundamental design to allow network security to function compliment the standard network function. Businesses or organizations will create database management and network architecture to achieve their desired goals. However regardless of the value of a company is worth, persistent attacks form malware can hinder and cause catastrophic damage. Security is the basis when understanding the concepts of network architecture and management, however network security becomes more specialized than standard security designs. Network security goes in depth always creating updates, program languages that are industry leading so that regardless of the potential of attacks the network will be safeguarded to network security’s greatest effect.

 References

Inkster, I. (2004). History of technology volume 24. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Strebe, M. (2004). Network security foundations : Technology fundamentals for it success. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

 

Wang, J., & Kissel, Z. A. (2015). Introduction to network security : Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

References

Inkster, I. (2004). History of technology volume 24. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Strebe, M. (2004). Network security foundations : Technology fundamentals for it success. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

 

Wang, J., & Kissel, Z. A. (2015). Introduction to network security : Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.