Network Know-How

Chapter 13. NETWORK SECURITY

Any time you operate a network, you must protect it against intrusions from outsiders and damage caused by intentional or accidental misuse or abuse by internal network users. Computer networks are vulnerable to several forms of attack, including unauthorized access to files, theft of service, and denial of service caused by excessive network-connection requests. Strictly speaking, attacks on individual computers, such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses, are a separate issue from network vulnerabilities, but a good network security plan will include firewalls and other tools that also protect the computers connected to the network.

This chapter describes the basic steps that every home and small business network manager ...