WEB SECURITY

Web Security

Web Security

Introduction

The Internet is a relatively new and growing aspect of international political-economic affairs. The last 10-15 years have witnessed the frequently controversial emergence and development of a new globalizing institutional landscape for Internet governance. An actor keen on expanding its presence on the international political stage, the EU has shown itself keen to develop a prominent position in the international institutional landscape of the Internet (Mattssonet al., 2009). Internet has transformed communication to a degree unimaginable only two decades ago. The number of users of the Internet is difficult to gauge. In 1981, there were fewer than 300 computers linked to the Internet, and by 1989, the number stood at fewer than 90,000 computers. By 1993, over 1,000,000 computers were linked. The Internet was created in the U.S. for military purposes to enable military personnel to communicate with each other in a robust and safe environment throughout the many areas of the globe where there was a U.S. military presence (Evenson et al, 2010). As a result, the U.S. government exercised control over it and in succeeding decades gradually lessened its influence.

Discussion

Web security refers to the rules and measures used against the attacks over the Internet. Internet represents an insecure channel for exchanging information; therefore, the risk of intrusion is high. Various methods are used to protect the data including encryption, it helps secure the information one shares on the Internet. In the workplace, Internet security covers all employees who access the Internet. The businesses have their own terms and conditions based on company's infrastructure. Several people may be exempted from the policies depending on their roles in the hierarchy. In the business environment, Internet security is considered crucial, and every document including email is treated professionally (Post et al, 2010). The Employees are set accountable for their online activities because all the data developed on the workstation is considered professional. The businesses are facing this Internet security dilemma today, because all these restrictions may create privacy intrusion of the employees.

Malwares

The malwares have gained the position of the Internet crimes through their primary dominations throughout Internet (Menezes, 2010). It has been acknowledged that there will possibly be some of the customers, who will be affected by the infected software, and that companies need to continue their business with those infected customers. The ultimate of this has been a greater stress on the systems of the back-office, which have been made to mark the deceitful actions connected with highly developed and sophisticated malware functioning on the computers of the innocent customers.

Types of Malwares

Specifically speaking, the Malware, is software which aims to infiltrate or damage the computers without the knowledge of its owner and very different purposes. It also seeks to exploit vulnerabilities in silence, in systems. There are different types of Malware: This software displays low bandwidth or advertisements that appears unexpectedly in the team and can do so simultaneously when one is attempting to connect to a Web page or after it has been installed in ...