Managing security means understanding the risks and deciding how much risk is acceptable. Different levels of security are appropriate for different organizations. No network is 100 percent secure, so don’t aim for that level of protection. If you try to stay up-to-date on every new threat and every virus, you’ll soon be a quivering ball of anxiety and stress. Look for the major vulnerabilities that you can address with your existing resources.
We all know the numerous advantages of computer networks and the Internet. Connecting your network to the Internet provides access to an enormous amount of information and allows you to share information on an incredible scale. However, the communal nature of the Internet, which creates so many benefits, also offers malicious users easy access to numerous targets. The Internet is only as secure as the networks it connects, so we all have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our networks.
Why Is Network Security Important?
1. The good neighbor policy. Your mistakes can be someone else’s headaches. If your network is insecure and someone takes control of one of your computers, they can use that machine to launch denial of service attacks on innocent third parties. They can also flood the Web with spam.
2. Patron privacy. Obviously, patron records are of paramount importance. Trust between the library and its clients can be irreparably harmed if these records are compromised.
3. Money and time. Tracking down a virus or a worm and eliminating it from your network is frustrating and time-consuming. You often have to rebuild your machines from the ground up, reinstalling the operating system and software and restoring data from backup tapes. Lax security can lead to weeks of wasted time spent patching your network and fixing the wreckage.
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