Internet security is a specific aspect of broader concepts such as cybersecurity and computer security, being focused on the specific threats and vulnerabilities of online access and use of the internet. Visit https://www.fortinet.com/solutions/enterprise-midsize-business/network-access to learn all about it.

In addition to traditional computer security such as antivirus software, network security is the prevention of access and use of internet resources, and is focused on protecting users and systems from security attacks and network compromise, while also providing access to those resources.

In addition to the traditional computer security features provided in computer security tools, a variety of “user rights management” (aka “URM” tools) are being used in the last years, in order to enforce user controls. Some such tools include UTM (User Rights Management), which is included in most mainstream operating systems and in the more recent Microsoft Windows Vista and 7. The term “URM” is somewhat misleading in this context, as it only refers to the process of making the user aware of various types of restrictions that are applied to their actions (e.g. what actions can they perform, for what kinds of programs they can use, how they can be notified of such actions). This makes it seem like it’s a very generic set of restrictions; in fact, the restrictions described in this document refer to a very specific type of restriction: the restrictions enforced by the operating system (e.g. the use of read/write or read/write-only access to file system objects). This type of restrictions, known as the system’s access control mechanism, are what Windows has been designed to meet.

There are, however, also some additional restrictions that are applied to certain types of program; for example, for the purpose of security, the operating system will attempt to limit the amount of time that the system can be run, and will block programs that would otherwise be allowed.