To protect client data and information, keep shared data secure, and provide dependable access and network performance while also protecting against cyberattacks, network security is essential. A well-designed network security solution lowers overhead costs while also protecting enterprises from the potentially catastrophic financial losses that might result from a data breach or other security incident. The ability to ensure lawful access to systems, applications and data facilitate the running of businesses and the delivery of services and products to customers.
Types of Network Security Protections
Firewall
Firewall Firewalls are network devices that regulate incoming and outgoing traffic according to specified security criteria. Firewalls are used to keep unwelcome traffic out of a computer system and are an essential aspect of everyday computing. Network security is primarily reliant on firewalls, particularly Next-Generation Firewalls, which are focused on preventing malware and application-layer attacks, among other things.
Network Segmentation
Network segmentation defines limits across network segments in which assets inside the group share a common function, risk, or role within an organization, whereas network segmentation does not define such boundaries. In the case of a perimeter gateway, it separates a company’s network from the public Internet. Potential dangers from outside the network are avoided, ensuring that sensitive information about an organization remains within the network. Businesses can take it a step further by setting extra internal borders within their network, which can give enhanced network security and access control.
What is Access Control?
Access control defines the persons or groups, as well as the devices, that have access to network applications and systems, thereby preventing unauthorized access, as well as possible risks, from occurring. As a result of integrations with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, users can be uniquely identified, and Role-based Access Control (RBAC) policies can be implemented to ensure that the person and device have been granted access to the asset.
Remote Access VPN
Individual hosts or customers, such as telecommuters, mobile users, and extranet consumers, can gain remote and secure access to a company’s network through the usage of a virtual private network (VPN). Each host normally has VPN client software installed or makes use of a web-based VPN client to connect to the network. Multi-factor authentication, endpoint compliance scanning, and encryption of all transferred data are all used to protect the privacy and integrity of sensitive information.
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
According to the zero-trust security paradigm, a user should only be granted access and permissions that are necessary for them to perform their job functions. This is in stark contrast to the approach taken by traditional security solutions, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), which offer a user complete access to the target network. SDP solutions, also known as zero-trust network access (ZTNA) solutions, provide granular access to an organization’s applications for users that require that access to carry out their responsibilities.
Email Security
Email security refers to any processes, tools, and services that are designed to keep your email accounts and email content safe from external dangers such as viruses and other malware infections. Most email service providers include built-in email security mechanisms that are intended to keep you safe, but these may not be sufficient to prevent fraudsters from accessing your data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Information security management, also known as data loss prevention (DLP), is a cybersecurity methodology that combines technology and best practices to prevent the exposure of sensitive information outside of an organization, particularly regulated data such as personally identifiable information (PII) and compliance-related data such as HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS.
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Attacks on network security, such as brute force attacks, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, and the exploitation of known vulnerabilities can be detected and prevented using intrusion prevention systems (IPS). As an example, a vulnerability is a flaw in a software system, and an exploit is an attack that makes use of that weakness to acquire control of that system. Attackers frequently have a window of opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities once they have been made public before a security patch is released to address the issue at hand. In these situations, an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) can be utilized to promptly detect and prevent these attacks.
Sandboxing
When it comes to cybersecurity, sandboxing is the process of running code or opening files in a safe, isolated environment on a host machine that is designed to resemble end-user operating systems. During the opening of files or code, sandboxing monitors the activity and searches for signs of harmful behavior to prevent threats from entering the network. As an example, malware included within files such as PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations can be safely recognized and blocked before they reach an unwary end user.
Hyperscale Network Security
The ability of an architecture to scale effectively as more demand is placed on the system is referred to as hyperscale architecture. This solution features rapid deployment as well as the ability to scale up or down in response to changes in network security requirements. It is feasible to completely utilize all of the hardware resources available in a clustering solution by tightly integrating networking and compute resources in a software-defined system.
Cloud Network Security
Applications and workloads are no longer exclusively hosted on-premises in a local data center but are instead hosted in the cloud. Modern data center security requires increasing flexibility and creativity to keep up with the transfer of application workloads to cloud-based services and storage systems. Using Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions, network security solutions can be implemented in a variety of configurations, including private, public, hybrid, and cloud-based Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS).
