No network owners would peremptorily dismiss the possibility of malware attacks, for obviously, malware attacks are always potentially present anytime. If a network has important documents and data to guard against intrusion, then the owner of that network can never really play down the prospect of malware intrusion, for certainly, any successful malware intrusion can surely pull down any organization, and can jeopardize the integrity and trustworthiness of the organization system.
Hackers design malware that can gain access into any network, and malware are evolving at a very fast pace; hence, the security system of every network should also be evolving to cope with the ever evolving variety of malware. Malware can also insidiously compromise sensitive information if they gain a foothold inside a particular network, and for sure, no network owners would surely desire any malware intrusion into their networks. Hence, they have to spend hundreds of dollars just to keep their network well-guarded and free from vulnerabilities.
The Emergent Network Security Measures and Technologies
More often, network security technologies need a push from great minds who could devise and concoct new programs and measures on how to prevent malware attacks. The cyberwars are obviously a prolonged war and as long as there are hackers and malware that prowl like roaring lions on the web, network security managers would surely be hard-pressed to devise new ways of protecting their networks from intrusions and malware attacks. Firewalls may not be enough to protect a huge network from malware attacks, although such measures can surely mitigate or lessen the vulnerabilities of networks to malware intrusions.
Security experts, for example, have devised deception technologies that make use of decoy networks to hoodwink hackers into believing that what they are attacking are the real networks. Decoy network may work well in isolating a malware attack and nipping the attack while it is still not yet inflicting heavy damage to the network; yet, it may not be enough to really rule out malware attacks. Hence, there is a need to engage in “out-of-the-box” thinking, wherein new and novel ways of precluding cyber-attacks should be thought of. As long as there are employees, for example, within a network that make use of browsers, malware attacks are still possible, because there are inherent browser vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit. Moreover, as long as the point of contact between malware and the network is not yet eradicated, then malware attacks will always be a lingering possibility.
The Isolation Technologies
Network security experts believe that the contact between the network and the outside of the network is the main reason why malware attacks happen. If this contact can be prevented, then malware attacks can be totally prevented. However, this is easier said than done, for end-users within any network will surely access contents that are external to the network either via the browsers or by various means. Hence, if browsing can be isolated (like people who are quarantined), then malware attacks can be totally prevented. This problem about contact points is greatly resolved by employing the use of isolation technologies, wherein browsing are wrought via a virtualized browser. This virtualized browser is like a virtual bubble, distinct and separate from the network, wherein all browsing and contact with the external of the network are wrought, and thus negating any point of contact between malware and the network.
