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title: "What is network security?"  
description: "What is network security?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97136/what-is-network-security  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "network-security", "networking"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is network security?

What is [network security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/337777/top-10-cybersecurity-best-practices-you-must-do)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![What is network security?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/180073d6-e751-4331-a048-dce48d75aeb3/images/10935742-c249-4904-b8d2-2d0bc86179de.jpeg)\

- The word **'[network](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50640/how-to-reset-network-settings-on-your-iphone-8-plus) [security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1671/wcf-security-in-dot-net-technology-using-c-sharp)'** refers to a wide range of technology, devices, and processes. In its most basic form, it is a system of rules and configurations that use both software and hardware to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality, and accessibility of computer networks and data. Every company, regardless of size, sector, or infrastructure, needs network security solutions to protect itself from the ever-increasing landscape of cyber threats that exist today.
- Today's network architecture is complicated, and it must contend with a constantly evolving threat environment and attackers who are always looking for and exploiting weaknesses. These flaws can be found in a variety of places, including devices, data, apps, users, and locations.

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