Working with shared resource is one of the beauty of networking. More productivity when it comes to sharing printers, working file resources, and others. This is really good in helping productivity, but there’s also a danger in spreading virus or opening up the networked computer to security flaws.

A Trusted Internet environment would be necessary so that sharing of resources could be possible without risking security. The connections could then be trusted by the people doing transactions on the Internet and Intranet. Users need to understand though and follow best practices to avoid any virus spread or security attack. Having the right kind of tools to protect various PCs would be essential.

Computer network security specialist makes sure that the company is well protected when connected to the Intranet or Internet for business or sharing internal resources. Having secure way of sharing resources on the company’s Intranet is important, this is also true with business transaction on the Internet. Digital certificates make it possible for online transactions to be done on a secure socket layers (SSL). This will keep information private as it is being transmitted.

Having file sharing through SSL connection makes the connectivity a bit harder for hacker’s to penetrate. Our office implements firewall on file servers and every client computer are required to have anti-virus software installed. Using some secure email software and spam filters also are in place in mailserver’s. All of these are geared towards a safer Intranet and Internet experience. Protecting the resources and valuable information from threats from the Internet and Intranet.