| Newscasts are replete with stories about | | | | outside. Imagine general internet traffic as a large |
| computer network hacking episodes and terrible | | | | lake; a VPN set up on your network is like a |
| tales of sensitive information being pilfered from | | | | private tunnel passing through and under the |
| business files. Data theft is big business, and | | | | water. You are using the internet to communicate |
| companies both large and small must always have | | | | yet those outside the tunnel do not have access |
| the technologies in place that are one step ahead | | | | to the encrypted data which travels through it. |
| of these criminals. A good computer networking | | | | Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting |
| service can help you install the serious security | | | | With this kind of security measure in place, only |
| measures that will protect both your interests and | | | | authorized and credentialed users are allowed any |
| your sensitive information. Here are some ways | | | | kind of access to the data base. Every |
| to do it. | | | | transaction on the network is tracked as well as |
| Firewalls | | | | recorded so that any problems can be |
| A Firewall will inspect all incoming traffic and will | | | | immediately traced. This system is flexible enough |
| only allow your network to communicate with | | | | to provide personalized access to different portals |
| trusted sources. The configuration of the Firewall | | | | and can be customized to fit any company's own |
| can be adjusted to accommodate your | | | | needs. |
| company's individual needs, and the automatic | | | | These are just a few of the security systems |
| rejection of suspicious materials right at your | | | | that a good computer networking service can add |
| doorstep takes the guesswork out of who is safe | | | | to your network to help keep both your incidental |
| and who is not. | | | | and your sensitive information safe from |
| VPN (Virtual Private Network) | | | | outsiders: today's businesses simply cannot afford |
| You don't want sensitive information that travels | | | | the risk of doing without. |
| within your system to get accessed from the | | | | |