[Latoya Stoudmire]

There are multiple types of control systems that are used to protect a companies network. Some of the more popular ones are firewalls, access control, log monitoring, intrusion detection system, surveillance, and access controls just to name a few. One of the most popular systems for protecting a company‘s network is surveillance. Often times this system is overlooked because it is so commonly used, but surveillance is one of the best ways to , monitor a companies physical network hardware it also allows a company to visually monitor any type of servers and suspicious activity. I also feel as though intrusion detection systems, also known as IDS are dire to a companies protection against vulnerabilities. IDS allows a company to monitor any type of suspicious activity and create events when there is suspicious activity, so it can be corrected. In my opinion IDS may be one of the most important forms of network control. I do believe firewalls and encryption are also imperative to accompanies security. Encryption allows us to send and receive sensitive data without the worry of that data being shared with a third-party.