Wednesday, 2 April 2014

What Is Network Security And Security Audit?



A specialized field in computer networking that involves securing a computer network infrastructure called Network Security. It typically handled by a network administrator or system administrator who implements the security policy, network software and hardware to protect a network. The Network Administrator ensure that unauthorize access to the resources is denied and  that employees have adequate access to the network and resources to work.

A network security system typically relies on layers of protection and consists of multiple components including networking monitoring and security software in addition to hardware and appliances. All components work together to increase the overall security of the computer network.
 How To Maintain Security By Security Audit?
A security audit is a systematic evaluation of the security of a company's information system by measuring how well it conforms to a set of established criteria. A thorough audit typically assesses the security of the system's physical configuration and environment, software, information handling processes, and user practices. Fields of Security Audit are following,

  • Physical Security 
  • Account Security 
  • File System Security 
A computer security audit is a manual or systematic measurable technical assessment of a system or application. Manual assessments include interviewing staff, performing security vulnerability scans, reviewing application and operating system access controls, and analyzing physical access to the systems. 

Saturday, 15 March 2014

what is ISO 27001 standard ?


ISO 27001 Standard is the international standard for an Information Security Management System (ISMS).ISO 27001 defines how to organise information security in any kind of organisation and provides a model for establishing, implementing, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving the orginations.An ISMS is a framework of policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical and technical controls involved in an organisation's information risk management processes.
The point of a standard is to provide a reliable basis for people to share the same expectations about a product or service.

we at net4u are here to provide pre-assessment for ISO20071 or known as ISO/IEC20071/2005. 

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Network design and security becomes an art when it deals by net4u. Networks are growing rapidly but hackers are also numberless and DATA Security is the main concern of the companies to keep their good repution and Security of network is their backbone of bussiness. we at net4u take care of DATA and provide network security services in Pakistan.