What is network security?

Network security combines multiple layers of defenses throughout the network. Each network security layer implements a different combination of policies, processes, and controls. Above all, network security must be connected and configured through adequate technology.

Domotz helps ensure that networks remain within the company’s policies and processes by bringing awareness to new devices on the networks with specific controls. Using Domotz gives you the peace of mind that monitored networks are working as expected.

A good Network Monitoring System must identify, classify, and proactively alert you to new devices on your network. Furthermore, the system should continuously scan the network for changes to the infrastructure and devices.

When changes occur to devices on the network or the network infrastructure itself, a good Network Monitoring System will promptly bring awareness to the operator through active alerts or even into the PSA tools and documentation systems used by the network administrators. Acting upon these changes through secure connectivity quickly helps network administrators resolve issues and close potential vulnerabilities, which should be another key benefit of a good Network Monitoring System.

Some of the significant benefits of using a sound network monitoring system are:

• Identification and Classification of ALL devices connected to the network you are monitoring
• Network mapping and topology of Network Infrastructure, including Firewalls, Routers, Managed Switches, Wi-Fi Access Points and Unmanaged Switches
• Port Scanning to understand which devices on the network have ports that are available for management or which could be signs of vulnerabilities on your network
• Secure connectivity to every device so that those devices can be configured and managed appropriately
• Sensor and Service Monitoring to bring more details and awareness to device and network specifics that help diagnose and detect network issues and potential vulnerabilities to the network
• A Cloud-hosted service that has built-in redundancy ensuring that data stored and the configuration of these services are backed up continuously
• Use of standard browser technologies or web-based applications that allow a user to connect to the service from anywhere, securely and with the latest security updates

A good network monitoring software brings you full knowledge of your connected systems. These tools can help you improve your network security by automatically scanning networks and improving your Network Security Process. Above all, such systems enable IT departments and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to enhance good network security tools, keeping their business more secure.

A good network security process should rely on network monitoring software that automatically scans your network to discover, identify, and classify all the devices on that network. The identification and classification should automatically detect information such as MAC Address, IP Address, manufacturer, make, model, and type of device. The flexibility to modify location information or synchronize with your documentation tools helps keep control of your assets to protect your network and increase your network security. Awareness of device-specific details, such as OS Versions and communication ports, helps expose potential vulnerabilities on your network.

A Network Monitoring Solution will help you better understand how your network is configured, both graphically in the form of a topology map, and provide you with back-ups of critical configuration files within the network infrastructure. You can easily understand real-time changes by documenting the network in such detail. A good Network Monitoring Solution will store the configuration files and allow you to revert to previous configurations in the case of unwanted changes to the network.

Regarding network security, the users need to receive notifications when a new device joins the network, which could threaten the network. With Network Monitoring and Alerts functionality, you can receive notifications for events like connection lost/recovered, new device discovery alerts, security issues alerts, and alert settings for network performance trigger thresholds. A good network monitoring solution should monitor all network-connected devices on the network. More importantly, such a system should report device status changes to the cloud in real time.