Nt1310 Unit 1 Network Security

Security encompasses a number of areas; it includes physical, operational, communication and networks. Each area has distinct elements and will have some overlapping points; it’s hard to fully achieve one without affecting the others (Whitman & Mattord, 2013). Physical security is straightforward; it deals with the tangible assets, which includes the people, equipment, and facility. The protection of the typical day to day activities of the office or manufacturing environment to complete or produce products is operational security. Communication in today's organization is a necessity, especially for public a company, the methods and content must be guarded just like assets. Network security is one area most people focus on, these paths or channel both internal and external include all the devices and data that information flow through.

Information security is the protection of the information from end to end; this includes desktops, mobile devices, servers, storage, and networks (internal and external) and data (Whitman & Mattord, 2013). Companies use a multitude of tools to achieve security

The employees are the first line of defense. What should you do if you find a thumb drive on the ground? The IT team I work in has communicated that if a device is found, it should document where, when (time-date) and who found the device, if it a portable device like thumb drive it should be secured and sent to the IT group with the documentation. The device should never be plugged into any computer, period. This policy has served our company well, yes, we receive notification a few times a year concerning found devices. An educated user community goes a long way, especially when they (employees) take an active role in the overall security. IT, employees and management have to do their part to ensure security is