How do engineers make cyber networks safer?

Engineers hold a great deal of power over network safety, processes and practices they put in place can be make the difference in protecting our data in the event of an attack. Engineers hold a great deal of responsibility over company networks, they must protect both company data and company equipment that may be susceptible to attacks. Engineers can often help protect company data through the creation and implementation of hardware that such as physical firewalls and separate servers for company data files to try and ward off attacks and make sure that in the event of a breach an attacker will not immediately gain access to all company data. Engineers are also often of making sure programs and servers are up to date with any major software updates or patches and should be testing programs for successful operation. They are also responsible with keeping track of any known possible vulnerabilities with any of the equipment in their workplace and best practices to defend against any attackers that would try to exploit them. Furthermore, operating within the bounds of company budget engineers will also make sure that all employees understand proper use of hardware and software and develop security protocols to eliminate vulnerabilities and minimize damages within an attack. Proper upkeep of all physical devices within the companies operations that connect to the company network also falls within the bounds of an engineers responsibilities to different extents, making sure that there is not faulty hardware and running diagnostics to make sure it is operating as expected will help with ensuring the safety of continued use of all equipment within the company. It is key for collaboration with management to make sure all employees are well informed of all security practices put in place by the engineer so that all guidelines are followed and reports can be made of any detection of security breeches so that response to threats can proceed quickly and damages can be mitigated.