ABSTRACT

Network security is an increasingly growing and crucial aspect to any computer network. Security is a growing problem not just within the networking area but also within the computing industry as a whole. Many businesses and organizations base their entire existence around large amounts of rich data [1], which can contain vital business and condential information. Enabling this data to remain condential and secure, businesses and organizations alike emphasize on the importance of securing the data from the outside world [2,3]. To achieve this, the communication medium from within the core of the business to the outside world must be secured [4]. In computing terms, this means securing the computer network.