SELF-DEFENDING NETWORK

CONTENTS Introduction What is Self Defending Network? Types of Network Attacks Structure of Self Defending Network Conclusion

INTRODUCTION Viruses and worms continue to disrupt business, causing system downtime, lost productivity, and continual patching. Existing anti-virus solutions, which rely on recognizing attack signatures, are unable to detect and contain "day- zero" viruses and the denial-of-service (DOS) attacks that they spawn. Recent worm and virus infections have elevated the issue of keeping insecure nodes from infecting the network and made this a top priority for enterprises today.

What is Self Defending Network? The self defending network can enable the network to detect and defend itself against certain attacks. Self-defending networks differ from traditional network defenses in that self-defending networks have the capability to provide some amount of automatic protection of the network components. The layered self-defending network includes components that can protect the network connections in the data center, at the remote or branch location, and at the desktop.

Types of Network Attacks There are several types of network attacks:- Viruses Worms Trojans DOS DDOS Spyware Phising

Structure of Self Defending Network  Security Policy :- ->Acceptable Use/Access ->Network Connections ->Data Access Control ->Privacy Safeguards ->Protecting Physical and Logical Assets

 Processes and Procedures ->Incident response -> Monitoring -> Manage and Improve -> Compliance audit  Technology Solution -> Multiple layers of security -> Integrated security vs overlay security -> Behavior and signature technology -> System-level approach

Conclusion Self-Defending Network, an innovative, multi phased security initiative that dramatically improves the ability of networks to identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats. Self-Defending Network Initiative significantly advances strategy of integrating security services throughout IP networks.