Essay On Internet Security

Internet technology which came about as a result of Americans’ reaction to Soviet Union establishment launched of its first space satellite sputnik, in 1957 during the cold war when the world was bipolar has become an integral part of human life. The internet has made the world a global village. People use the internet to accomplish different task, making life very convenient. The internet however, is not a secured platform. There exist many data security threats including hacking, distributed denial of service, malware and others on the internet. Criminals are constantly coming up with new technologies to steal or corrupt data on the internet. Protection of data on the internet has become as essential as the internet technology itself. Many technologies are available to ensure the security of data on the internet. These technologies include Digital certificates, Data Encryption, Anti-virus Software, Firewall, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Network Vulnerability Scanning and others. These technologies when implemented well ensure adequate protection for data on the internet platform.

Keywords: Internet, Data Security, Network, Computer, Software, Security Threat

1. Introduction
The Internet is a complex and revolutionary invention that has changed the world. The Internet can be defined as a global communications

The addresses of the Internet are in the form of nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn where nnn must be a number from 0 - 255. This address is known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. If a computer connects to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP), it is usually assigned a temporary IP address for the duration of the dial-in session. If a computer connect to the Internet from a local area network (LAN) it might have a permanent IP address or it might obtain a temporary one from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)