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Intermediate Network Security

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This page provides common questions and answers about network security for intermediate-level end users.

Which types of network security should I use?

Simple ways to improve your security over the network, including the value of personal firewalls and remembering to look for proof of encryption on sensitive web sites that deal with passwords or finances.

How far should my data be encrypted?

Passwords and credit card data are two kinds of information that should always be encrypted over a network. But how do you make sure that your information is secure all the way from your computer to its destination? This page helps you understand the different amounts of encryption provided for common network activities such as email, online shopping, and more.

Network security levels provided by UIUCnet

The UIUCnet firewalls act like a fortress around a town in the wilderness of the Internet. They protect on-campus computers from assaults coming from outside the walls, but they don't protect you from a neighbor inside the town. Learn why you should run a personal firewall on your own computer, and why the VPN system helps both UIUCnet Wireless or Walkup users and off-campus users with network security.