Question

Security should be a top concern for every network environment. This is especially true in a converged network. Many mission-critical services depend on this infrastructure. A security breach could cause devastating effects on the environment. All measures must be taken to reduce the risk of a security breach.

In 3–4 paragraphs, complete the following:

• Discuss 1 way to reduce risk in the network.
• Who do you think is responsible for keeping the network safe—the administrator, the users, or both? Why?

Answer 1

Answer)
For any organization, business or even for the personal space, the security of the data and information, should be the top concern for the environment and the users. This is true for private networks as well as public networks. There are many mission-critical services and system which can inter-depend and thus depend on the infrastructure, and thus the security breaches which can occur can have devastating effects on the infrastructure and systems.

We can reduce the risks in the network by following some approaches:
Installing firewalls and setting up the firewall rules such that communication to and from the network are monitored and thus is very vital and important.
Data to and from the network and also within the network should be encrypted and should use secure access to strong encryption mechanisms.
Using strong access control mechanisms such as multi-factor authentications instead of the single-factor authentications and also use of the biometric authentication.

Both the administrator and the users are responsible for keeping the network safe and secure. This is because the administrators will always keep an eye on the security, safety, and configuration of the network, while the users should also be able to be aware of the security risks which can happen, point out the security risks which are happening and report them to the administrator who can take the necessary actions.