Components of Internet Security
You can protect your organization against internet threats by combining email security, firewalls, multi-factor authentication (MFA), browser selection, URL filtering, and data loss prevention (DLP).
Email security
The term "email security" refers to various processes and strategies for defending email accounts, information, and communications from unwanted access, theft, or compromise. Phishing, spam, and other types of attacks are frequently disseminated through email, and email security prevents these kinds of attacks.
Firewalls
Firewalls filter traffic coming in and going out of your network. To do this, they inspect data packets, looking for information about where the data is coming from and what it contains. If the firewall detects a threat, the data packet is discarded.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) involves using multiple types of identification to verify the legitimacy of someone trying to log in to a system. MFA frequently includes information the person knows (password or PIN code), something the person has (flash drive or physical token), and a physical attribute of the individual (fingerprint or face scan).
Browser selection
Not all browsers are created equally, and some do a better job of protecting against threats than others. For example, safe browsers clear out cookies after you visit websites so a hacker that steals your device cannot automatically log in to your bank or tax preparation websites. Safe browsers also use SSL certificates to secure connections between users and the sites they visit.
URL filtering
With URL filtering, a business can prevent employees from viewing particular websites on machines owned by the organization. URL filtering, a kind of web filtering, prohibits access to harmful websites, sites with offensive or illegal content, and websites that can reduce employee productivity.
Data loss prevention
Employees may unintentionally—or willfully—leak company information via email by visiting malicious websites or by using insecure cloud storage. Security software should scan internet traffic for sensitive and protected data to stop it from being stolen or leaked to unauthorized parties.
