TK
Organisational Systems Security
Diskless Networks
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The term diskless networks refers to a network which is not physical in the organisation in which it uses. It refers to a computer or work station which does not employ personal disk drives in the system. Instead it refers to a computer which uses a cloud network system in order to save information and data. This is useful because it stops information being stolen directly from the computer, and it means that information cannot be manipulated because if someone hacks into the network and tries to access the computers storage and data on the storage mediums, then no information would be stolen. This is because the information is all saved on a diskless network such as the cloud. Easier transmission of data can occur when using a diskless network because it is all saved on one particular place and not on many computers. It also means that no physical data will be lost because it’s saved in another place. Diskless networks can be established by using the BIOS and the company that creates the diskless network.
Example
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Vodafone may use diskless networks for backups only, and not for their main purpose of storing data. This means that their data would be protected because of that fact that their files will always be readily available on every computer. It also means that if data was to be lost on a physical computer, it would still exist on the cloud network. If they did use it for their main medium of storage then it would mean that access to data could be used easier and that hackers wouldn’t be able to gain information from the computers themselves.
