Server/Workstation Security
Regardless of whether you're dealing with a server or a workstation, both are crucial elements of a network which ought to be secured from threats at all times. It does not matter whether your business is a Fortune 500 company competing with the rest of the world or a small establishment with few competitors, threats will always be out there and you need to secure  your network from these threats by protecting the access routes to your network. Your server may be the crown jewels of your network  and thus require the most protection but your workstation still provides access to your server one way or the other and if you fail to secure your workstation properly, any measures implemented on your server will do little to curtail the impending threat.

One of the measures through which servers and workstations can be protected  is by the use of a built-in firewall . This built-in firewall is usually a software program which comes bundled with the operating system of the server or workstations that you use on your office network. Firewalls curtail access to certain areas of your network by restricting the users or applications which are capable of making particular network connections and requests. These built-in firewalls also provide security from malware which relies on network connections to propagate and from unauthorized users such as hackers who try to gain access to the network your server or workstation can be found on.

Malware which can affect servers or workstations simply refers to software created for the purposes of malicious intent. Such intent could be to compromise the security of your server and workstations on a network in order to gain access to private data, to cripple your network or to use it for malicious purposes. Either way, none of the intentions of a malware program are towards the best interests of your corporate network. Different forms of malware exist and they include computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, and potentially dangerous  software programs.

Security systems on computers must constantly be kept updated in order to counter these threats. While some people may think that these threats only exist via the Internet, they can easily affect  an unsecured internal network if someone connects an external storage device which  has malware on it,to a computer on the network. Company regulations and policies have to ensure that employees adhere to measures which will protect your server, workstations and your network from compromise.