Question

Explain some of the risks and threats to which an enterprise network is exposed.

Answer 1

A Network threat is an illegal access to your organaisation network to get organisations important datas without our knowledge or performing some mal practices. Usually your organisations network is at risk if it is poor or if it got attacked by a third person. The network threat usually effect the security of your organisation it includes software attack,theft of confidential datas and corruption.

Exposing your organisation network have high possiblity of risk and threat to your organisation. Third person can easily access the organisations data which will lead to data lekage. These will lead to failure in organisations security. Computer Viruses are most known  computer security threat, it will alter the way computer operates with out even the knowledge of user. It can stop a software, it can access information and make alteration in that. If you have a weak network without any security it can be easily attacked by third person so as to access the organisation datas.Spoofing is another type of attack where other person can use our network from other side.A Malware is like virus that will damage a system.Phishing is atype of attack that wil lattempt to gain sensitive data.

There are several ways to prevent the network threats you have to create a strong password and change it randomly.Delete unwanted mails dont even open those mails. Use Antivirus software and update it in intervals.Data can be encrypted so that authorised users can only access datas.