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Why LAN Security Is Important
Title: Why LAN Security Is Important
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 297 | Pages: 1.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Why LAN Security Is Important
Local area networks (LANs) have become a major tool to many organizations in meeting data
processing and data communication needs. Prior to the use of LANs, most processing and
communications were centralized; the information and control of that information were
centralized as well. Now LANs logically and physically extend data, processing and
communication facilities across the organization
Security services that protect the data, processing and communication facilities must also be
distributed throughout the LAN. For …showed first 75 words of 297 total…
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messages can be captured and read or perhaps even altered. For some LANs, there can be no
assurance that the message actually was sent from the named sender. Fortunately tools such as
encryption, digital signatures, and message authentication codes help solve these problems and
can help provide some assurance.
Understanding the necessity to provide security on a LAN and how to decide the appropriate
security measures needed are major goals of this document.
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