Networks (3) - CG
- Created by: cgribben99
- Created on: 01-03-18 20:00
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- More network info
- Software components
- Many organisations employ a network manager
- Can use specialist software to help network management, admin and problem solving
- User accounts and logs
- user accounts are assigned to networks (username and password), each account can be given different access
- each time an account is used a log file is created: time of log on, workstation used, files opened and printer used
- Many organisations employ a network manager
- Security Strategies
- Virus checking software: check for virus' at a set time, can push new virus defs to client machines
- Firewalls: check on incoming and outgoing network traffic. Unusual activity is spotted
- Encryption: keep sensitive data secure by scrambling data so it cannot be recognised without key
- Disaster planning
- Backups should be completed regularly, kept off site,can be used on RAID system
- Restoration: process by which, in the event of failure, data is put back to state before failure occurred
- Specialist backup SW is used for both back up and recovery
- Remote Management
- This involves accessing a network computer from another computer
- Useful for; seeing who is logged on, check sites employees are using, guide users, shut down a station, rebuild a station and update a station
- This involves accessing a network computer from another computer
- Configuration Management
- how the network is arranged: location, how they're linked, SW
- Specialist SW helps to find the best possible configuration
- Precise information makes repair and upgrade faster
- Network can be made more secure
- Previous configurations can be gine back tp
- Software components
- Security Strategies
- Virus checking software: check for virus' at a set time, can push new virus defs to client machines
- Firewalls: check on incoming and outgoing network traffic. Unusual activity is spotted
- Encryption: keep sensitive data secure by scrambling data so it cannot be recognised without key
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