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Network security is one of the primary considerations for any service provider or user; these days both businesses and personal users hold a great deal of potentially sensitive information both on internal networks and in cloud storage, and it is far from unusual to hear of even the biggest corporations being subject to attacks. Of course, your network will already have a modicum of security inbuilt, but is it enough? With unscrupulous persons becoming ever more sophisticated in their methods you can be certain it is not, so you need to take a closer look at your network and invest in viable, up to the minute network security services.

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The first thing to do is look at the type of security issues the average business network may be subject to. Perhaps the most commonly seen problem is that caused by DDoS attacks, or Denial of Service. This is where hackers – or more likely bots – flood your network with colossal amounts of traffic. The upshot is that very soon the network cannot cope with the greater than expected traffic, and becomes inaccessible to legitimate users. The important thing to remember is that DDoS attacks are taking place all the time; without your knowledge there are bots scouring networks for ways to infiltrate them and, when they do, the result can be a total shut down of your system.

The problem with handling and preventing DDoS attacks is that they can be very difficult to spot; with a good, well designed network security software system you can rest assured that the network will be actively looking for them, and that you can stop them in real time without needing to allocate major resources to do so. It is a cost-effective and workable method of protecting against attack, and has been proven to work in many instances.

Another security threat is that of illegal content distribution; this can come from inside your perimeter or may be from elsewhere, but even so it is a legitimate threat and one that comes with certain legal implications. Network security services allow you to monitor the system for any illegal content, and also to apply regularly updated blacklists to the network so that it can block any illegal content itself. Such efficiency again means that you do not need to use resources that could otherwise be better used.

The above also begs the question of security threats from within your perimeter; you may have employees who, unknown to you, are using the system to download content that could be dangerous, or to send outgoing data that is also potentially a risk. The network security services will ensure that any such behaviour is stopped at source, and that security of your network is not compromised from within the organisation. This sort of security threat happens more often than you might think, and being able to monitor for anomalous usage – as network security software will do – is a major benefit.

Network security is perhaps the number one concern for service providers and users; the increase in use of cloud systems and free WiFi hotspots has added to the problem, and those who wish to shut down your system or steal your data are becoming very clever and are difficult to detect. Invest in a viable and trusted network security services package and you will be as safe as possible.

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Marketing Manager, Allot Communications.

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