<Abstract As the world continues to advance, internet connections have come a long way towards improving the performance of human activities. However, the issue of security has been a very big concern more companies and organizations continue being threatened by present day intrusions on the network systems. Because of this, the modern field in networking requires that there should be the employment of specialists whose job is in the maintenance of network security. This is an obligation which consists of major provisions in ensuring that there are proper network infrastructures. This paper discusses some of the initiatives and purchases that would be undertaken by Cleveland office towards improvement of its network security.

Network SecurityTimely investigations on what needs to be done for WAN networks are something very important for any given organization like our own. This means that our organization’s office located in the Cleveland would still not be the exception, meaning that it would need to be provided with the appropriate security measures on its Wide Area Network, WAN. It would hence be necessary to consider security policies and any other tools and techniques that will help in this matter towards reliable network (Mann, 2008). Therefore, being the network administrator for Cleveland Office, in collaboration with the assistant administrator, James Mitchell, we are pleased to give our proposals towards the current implications of network security and appropriate measures can be undertaken towards improving performance by evading any kind of intrusions. This purposely goes to Kim and her team in order to mentor the purchasers on what is important for this office as for now. Network Security for Cleveland OfficeTo begin with, intruders are very common and may be in a position of watching all the actions being done on a given computer which has been connected within a given network. This would result in damage to the computer through reformatting the hard drives and even changing the data. This calls for network security measures (Kevin, 2004). The first one would be the inclusion of firewalls which will enforce access controls to the computers at Cleveland office. This means that they have to be given a first hand priority. New and advanced viruses are being discovered each day. Therefore, the effectiveness of using antivirus software would be inescapable, and this would need to be updated periodically on all computers. This would make it easier towards looking for all recently found viruses hence keeping the files and data safe. The other important thing that has to be purchased is an anti-spam ware. This is a software that prevents spam intrusion into a computer which is connected to a given network connection (Mann, 2008). This means that the software application here would be very important towards improving internet security for the office. The other move that would be necessary would be in the purchase of the hardware part, which will be used in designing of the network infrastructure. There would be the purchase of equipments that are of high quality, durable and effective in ensuring that there is effective connectivity and filtering information entering into the office’s network. The purchases will hence include routers, switches, and servers. These are the peripheral infrastructures that are used in a given internet connections. Once these have been purchased and installed, all computers used in the office shall be installed with anti-virus software, spyware, mal ware programs, and firewalls in order to prevent any intrusion into the computer. Filtering will also be enhanced on any kind of information being accepted. This would ensure that a number of sites have been barred which might not be of importance to the organization. Another important piece of equipment that will be incorporated is the WAN security scanner, which is a gadget that ensures that all information entering into the computers are being scanned for any intrusions. These measures result in effective network security for the Cleveland office. Therefore, being the persons in charge of network administration, we shall be working on the design of the new WAN infrastructure, which is located in the Cleveland branch office. This is so because our duties as well require that we help in the technical purchases of the WAN network equipments.

ReferencesKevin, L. (2004). Internet: Secure Usage. California: Mitnick Security Publishing. Mann, I. (2008). Hacking the Human: Social Engineering Techniques and Security Countermeasures. New York: Gower Publishing Ltd.>

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