Ch. 6 - Sucurity

Security is a large part of any network due to costs of information being lost, stolen, or re-distributed by un-authorized users.  This is prevented by taking security measures to reduce the risks.  Firewalls, which keep outside users out of the network information behind it out, are utilized by all types of networks.  Along with this are the threats of malware and viruses that can make you lose your important documents.
This is an example of a firewall used in a network setting: