Network Security

Written by LinkTech Team | Jan 7, 2025 8:20:54 PM

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Standard point-of-service security solutions are highly difficult to institute, update, and manage. This can lead to complex operations and an increase to overhead cost. LinkTech wants to help you eliminate these issues with an All-In-One Security Solution, also known as Unified Threat Management (UTM).

A UTM combines all the basic IT security measures in one single device. With this solution, your business’ network security can be highly manageable since the application, control, and maintenance of your network’s content are all managed in a centralized location. No more will you have to institute security updates to all of your workstations, which not only saves you time, but boosts profitability.

Increase Productivity

Increase your workforce’s productivity by implementing content control.

Your staff undoubtedly have different values, opinions, and levels of efficiency. As a result, it's important to be able to deter user access to certain elements that may be costly to your business. These website can include:

job searches
social networking websites
microblogging websites
video streaming
distasteful content such as adult-oriented websites and file sharing sites
any other site that can sap productivity

By implementing a UTM appliance from LinkTech, you have complete control over what type of content is accessible to certain employees. Studies show that the average employee wastes around two hours of company time per day on personal internet use. Prevent workforce inefficiencies today with a Unified Threat Management Solution.

Understanding Network Security

Businesses are often so concerned with their day-to-day operations that they forget to invest heavily in network security. Others understand the need for comprehensive network security, but have a lenient strategy in regards to their IT, which can be just as detrimental in the event of a data leak. Understanding what network security entails, as well as the best practices that you can adhere to that will ensure your company’s network is secure from the numerous outside threats looking to infiltrate your network, is essential to keeping your data, and ultimately your business, safe.

What is Network Security?

Often the best way to get a feel for a concept is to educate yourself on the topic’s major points and some results other users have experienced.

All this will help you better understand the topic. This can be said for network security. On the surface it might appear to be simply keeping your data safe, but there’s far more to it than that. When you set in motion a plan to secure your company’s network, you should first take into account the protection you need from high-level and low-level threats alike. It likely consists of some sort of regular maintenance which includes the patching of software systems to seal vulnerabilities, integration of security hardware and software on your network, as well as the regular monitoring of your network traffic to help determine the presence of any abnormalities. These steps produce a comprehensive network security program that will keep unwanted intruders off of your company’s network.

What Can Network Security Protect Your Business From?

Bugs, viruses, and vulnerabilities have all existed since the dawn of computing, but the threats found in today’s technology world vastly outnumber and outperform them.

In part, this is due to how society has grown heavily reliant on the Internet. Here are some of the threats which proper network security can protect your business from:

Spyware and adware: while not particularly threatening, they can invade your privacy and pave the way for more dangerous infections. Spyware can log your keystrokes, while adware is simply an annoying means to gain profit.
Phishing and Identity Theft: Hackers will often try to pose as a reputable institution which your business has relations with in an attempt to steal information from you, such as credit card numbers, banking credentials, or passwords. They’ll do this by appearing legitimate through an email or an elaborate, fake website designed to look like the real deal.
Viruses, Malware, and Exploitation of Vulnerabilities: The goal of a hacker is to infiltrate your databases and make off with valuable information, or to leave a Trojan backdoor behind for later access at their leisure. Hackers often infect systems with viruses or malware which can either cause damage or allow for remote code execution. These measures take advantage of vulnerabilities found within the code of a piece of software or an operating system, and they can be difficult to remove once they’ve been implanted.

Prevent Security Threats

Eliminate intrusion and stay up to date.

One of the reasons why intrusions happen is because security software is out of date. Security companies do a good job of keeping pace with hackers, but if you don’t promptly apply applicable patches, you leave your entire IT infrastructure at risk of exploits. With a UTM from LinkTech, your security is never a question because updating one centralized location eliminates the possibility of forgetting to update all your devices.

For more information about our network security solutions, including the UTM, call us today at (605) 644-7360.

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