Security of Network Is Fundamental

¶ … security of network is fundamental to the success operation of e-commerce companies. Improper network design can be the most expensive liability for a firm, and it can lead to a lot of business loss, insecurity incidences ranges from hacking, virus attack, and lack of privacy which can put confidentiality of the information of customers and the firm itself at risk (Al-Slamy, 2008). However, a correct design and better architecture of the network provides the firm with an isolation flow of data and better security level. The security level of network normally starts right away from the access control, intrusion prevention and content inspection.

However, better network security design should compose of the following which protect the server, internet and desktop from both external and internal attack. These are firewall, Anti-virus, SSL Certificate, Alert Logic Threat Management, certificate authority and digital certificate.

Firewall

Firewall according to Stawowski (2007) can be described as a set of programs which are situated at the network gateway server, that protect inside network data or resources from other users from other networks. It must be included in security policy when designing a network for any organization. Firewall provides a significant protection between a company's network and other users from outside the world. More importantly, the firewall serves as a buffer between intranet and internet, this means it protects classified information through the use of various kinds of application proxies, designed to check all connections that pass through the firewall.

Anti-Virus

Anti- virus is a software application designed to protect the computer (desktop) and internet from any external or internal attack such as spyware, virus, malware and worms. It would be advisable to install latest antivirus in the server and the entire desktop in the company.

Alert Logic Threat Management

The Alert Logic Threat Management is installed in the server to monitor and scan the Rackspace surrounding to detect external and internal threats. Immediately it detects any incident, it immediate ignite the alert its Active Watch service offers a guidance from the security operation center to the staff who are constant on watch for quick analysis of the kind of threat being posed to the system. It therefore assists in identifying network vulnerability and corrects them immediately.

SSL Certificate

Ferland (2009) noted that Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a network protocol used in encrypting data so that the information send remains secure until it reaches its destination. It also used in the validation of the identity of the website which is using certificate. It informs the user the authentication of the website and that such a web site as been validated by the third party certificate authority. Both the source and destination of any send data has their own unique keys for encryption. However, the organization would install SSL certificate so that the customers has trust in our website

Digital certificate