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HOW TO SECURE YOUR NETWORK TRAFFIC?

By Milica D. Djekic

The computer network is a group of devices being connected to the internet and forming

a big web entity out of them. It’s quite good to mention that the computer or device
network – in case of the Internet of Things (IoT) – would deal with the devices getting

assigned different IP addresses and each machine in that group would have so unique

IP address. This is quite helpful to know to better understand how such a network works
and how its traffic goes. Dealing with the organization’s network means – getting a

chance to configure so many computers being supported with the network’s gadgets
such as modems, routers, hubs and switches.

There are several network’s configurations being applied in the practice and at this
stage – let’s say – that’s the task to network administrators and engineers to decide how

they could define their networks. So many organizations would use wireless internet
and some of them would rely on a broadband connection requiring a lot of wires and

cables. From the network’s administration point of view – there are some advantages

and disadvantages in applying some of those solutions. For instance, the wireless

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