Computer Networking

Computer networking is a trend that all computer and Internet users find beneficial. With computer networking or sharing, transferring and accessing data is fast and efficient. However, there are also dangers in allowing others to access your computer.

Sharing programs and files through computer networking could be both beneficial and detrimental to computer users. On one end, sharing files could hasten work such as research, but on the other end, you could make yourself vulnerable to those who have foul motives.

Security vs. Access on Computer Networking

Computer networking has provided easy access to information, but it also exposed the users to security risks. When computer networking became popular, computer programs were geared more on accessibility than security; hence security risks have been poised since. Although there have been efforts to address security concerns, they still remain a threat to computers in the network.

Computer technicians in charge of computer networking in the business sector find ways on how to strike a balance between easy access and security measures.

External and Internal Threats on Computer Networking

External threats to computer networking can come from the Internet. You may accidentally open files that have viruses, thereby, transferring it into your system. Apart from viruses, another computer networking threats are the hackers that prowl in the Internet. These hackers could tamper with your files and leave viruses that could damage your system.

Not all computer networking security threats are external in nature. Some threats are internal which include the purposeful or accidental tampering with the company's computer network.

Computer networking threats may be prevented if you do the following:

  • Ensure that the firewall in all computers and routers is turned on.
  • If possible, constantly change the default username and passwords for the administrator accounts.

Computer Networking Articles

Bosses switch on antisocial network

AN ANGRY red dot flashes at the top of your computer screen. As your mouse creeps over it, a message appears: "Twitter use has exceeded the department average of 58.6 minutes per day - please self-regulate."

Too Much Information

Users of social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, are redrawing the boundaries between what is public and what is private, writes Nick Galvin.

Never Too Old To Face This Gang

LIONEL JACOBS may have been born more than three decades before the first computer, but that hasn't stopped the tech-savvy Sydneysider from joining the social networking craze and becoming an online love doctor.

Networking

Tourism Alliance Victoria is hosting the 2008 Victorian Adventure and Nature-Based Tourism Forum in Beechworth on July 29 and 30. "The forum will tackle some of the many issues operators are faced with in order to survive and prosper in today's challenging environment," says Tourism Alliance chief executive Anthony McIntosh.

Log On For Jesus? You Ain't Fooling Me With That Modern Shtick

The Catholic Church's new social networking site gives the illusion of progress, writes Catherine Deveny.