Computer Network Security Software
What You Must Know about Network Protection Software?

Computer networking is sharing information in various ways. Computer network security software is important to protect each PC in the network from intruders. This page will provide you useful information on how to protect your network and good computer network protection software to do this task.

When talking about computer networks most of you may think about a small network at home or the network in your office. Please remember that the Internet is the largest computer network in the world. You are reading this page because you are part of that giant computer network. Therefore network security guidelines and software requirements are applicable to the Internet as well.

Types of Network Security Threats

All of the network security threats can be grouped in to following main categories.

Hacking – Directly accessing the network

Spying – Planting software to steal information

DDos Attack (Denial of service) – Preventing intended users to access systems and network. There are various methods to do this. The most common method is to create a very high volume of artificial traffic that brings down the computer network.

Computer network security software must be able to protect networks from above attacks.

How do Computer Network Security Software Works?

Network protection software use various methods to protect networks. Below are the most commonly used methods.

Network Scanning - The network protection software scans the entire network periodically to detect potential attacks.

Firewall - This is software or a piece of hardware that prevents unauthorised access.

Antivirus/Anti-spyware - This software monitors each PC and the network and detects potentially risky software in the entire network.

Intrusion detection system (IDS) - Intrusion detection systems monitor the computer network and alert DDos type of attacks in advance.

What Are Good Computer Network Security Software?

This is depending on the size of your network. There are network protection software for small networks as well as for large corporate networks. The below are recommended PC network security software for small networks (home and small business).

Network Scanning – GFI Languard (http://www.gfi.com/languard)

Firewall – Visit http://www.preventiveguru.com/computer-security-products.html page for various options.

Antivirus /Anti Spyware – Visit http://www.preventiveguru.com/computer-security-products.html page for various options.

Intrusion detection systems – Snort (http://www.snort.org/)

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