In the past, network administrators could sleep more soundly knowing their network’s perimeter was locked down. Configure the firewall properly and keep the anti-virus software updated and your network was assumed safe. Ahh… the good old days!
Then came…what do we call it again? Oh yeah….progress. As we accelerate further into the internet age technology has evolved. And so have the criminals. The unscrupulous have gotten smarter and traditional protections have gaps.
In our virtual world your people link into the network via PDA, cell phones and laptops with wireless connection. Each entry point jeopardizes the concept of a secured physical network. Protecting the entire network has become an arduous task weighing heavily on the shoulders (and careers) of the administrator. The IT staff is increasingly on the defensive, designing programs to counteract clever attacks on internal data and fortifying defenses that encapsulate all computing devices.
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