Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Trusted network:

A trusted network is a network of devices that are connected to each other, open only to approved users and permits transmission only for protected data. It includes the following features

  • Authentication
  • Encryption
  • Firewall
  • Private Network.

Untrusted network:

Untrusted networks are situated outside the security perimeter and control the network admin. They could even be a private or a shared network. It includes the following characteristics

  • Loosely maintained
  • Unmonitored
  • Readily compromised from the outside network.

Firewall:

  • Firewall is a hardware or software program which is used to permit files to arrive in the network based on the privacy.
  • It is present at the gateway of the network, used to protect the traffic flow and privacy in the network.
  • It is a tool for a network to protect from illegal access from the private network.

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