Network security

<p>Network security is a umbrella term to describe <a href="/facts/Security_controls/z88jc9DQ">security controls</a>, <a href="/facts/Security_policy/8yTdF5eL">policies</a>, processes and practices adopted to prevent, detect and monitor <a href="/facts/Unauthorized/FYFAkCH2">unauthorized</a> access, <a href="/facts/Abuse/afbB4b7t">misuse</a>, modification, or denial of a <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">computer network</a> and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, which is controlled by the <a href="/facts/Network_administrator/UIwK6HTt">network administrator</a>. Users choose or are assigned an ID and password or other authenticating information that allows them access to information and programs within their authority. Network security covers a variety of computer networks, both public and private, that are used in everyday jobs: conducting transactions and communications among businesses, <a href="/facts/Government_agency/JtIrud40">government agencies</a> and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access. Network security is involved in organizations, enterprises, and other types of institutions. It does as its title explains: it secures the network, as well as protecting and overseeing operations being done. The most common and simple way of protecting a network resource is by assigning it a unique name and a corresponding password.
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Network security