What is Network Management?
Network management is the process of administering, monitoring, and maintaining computer networks to ensure their optimal performance, reliability, and security. This involves a range of tasks, including configuring network devices, monitoring network traffic, managing bandwidth, troubleshooting network issues, and implementing security measures (e.g., firewall, intrusion detection system, encryption, access control). Network management aims to ensure seamless connectivity, efficient data flow, and minimal downtime, while also protecting the network from cyber threats and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and standards. Effective network management enhances the overall performance and security of the IT infrastructure, supporting the organization’s operational needs.
But Here’s Why You Should Consider File-Centric Security Over Network Security
- Data Protection: Because network security primarily protects the perimeter and data in transit within the network, it cannot safeguard data once it leaves the network or is accessed by an authorized user. File-centric security directly targets the protection of data itself, ensuring that individual files are encrypted, access-controlled, and monitored. The granular level of security is essential for protecting sensitive information regardless of where it resides or how it is shared.
- Mobility and Cloud Computing: With the increase in remote work, cloud storage, and mobile device usage, data is frequently accessed outside traditional network boundaries. File-centric security ensures that data remains protected even when it is accessed or shared outside the secure network environment.
- Insider Threat Protection: File-centric security can protect against insider threats by ensuring that even users with network access permissions cannot misuse or exfiltrate sensitive files. Fasoo Enterprise DRM (FED) enforces strict controls on file usage with persistent encryption, granular access controls, and comprehensive file usage logs.
- Resilience to Network Breaches: In the event of a network breach, file-centric security ensures that critical files remain encrypted and inaccessible to the attackers, limiting the damage and preventing data loss. Meanwhile, network security aims to prevent breaches, but once the perimeter is compromised, it offers less protection to the data itself.
- Adaptability and Scalability: Network security often requires continuous updates and adaptations to new network architectures, protocols, and devices, which can be more challenging to maintain over time. File-centric security can be more adaptable to changing IT environments and technologies, as it focuses on protecting the data itself, which is constant regardless of how the IT infrastructure evolves.
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