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In this article I would like to describe how a human
body is similar to a server. It is a globally accepted
fact that everything is interrelated to each other in this
world in one way or another. Let me try to prove it in the
case of a human body and a human built server.
Being hacked is similar to getting affected by some
diseases. Let us take the example of a human body being
affected by some viral fever.
Why/when do you get affected by a viral fever?
It happens mainly when
1) Body loses its immunity to fight Germs
2) Through unhealthy Surroundings
This is the same in the case of the servers. A server
gets Hacked due to similar reasons like:-
1) Lack of security measures
2) Interacting with already Hacked Servers
An individual is said to be healthy when he is free
from diseases.
A server is said to be healthy when its safe from
hackers and provide optimum performance.
Human Immunity is the ability of the body to fight
Germs and keep the body healthy.
Server Immunity is the ability of the Server to fight
against hackers and keep the servers safe and secured.
To increase the Human Body Immunity, the person or the
individual should keep his body healthy by :-
1) Consuming good foods
2) Taking care of his body by planned
exercises/workouts.
3) Without straining his body much.
4) Conducting regular Body checkup with the advice of a
good Doctor
When it comes to Server Immunity, we should follow the
given below options to keep them healthy.
1) Do not overload server.
2) Implement server security measures.
3) Install only secured software.
4) Conducting regular server audits by security
experts.
It is very simple to determine if a human body or a
server is affected. First let us take the case of a human
body
1) The body will start to show unusual behavior.
2) High fever with high temperature.
3) Symptoms of other diseases also will start
appearing.
When it comes to the case of servers, then :-
1) Server uptime will reduces.
2) Server starts showing unusual behavior.
3) Load of the server will start to climb high.
Once we realise that a human body is affected with some
kind of disease, then it's always better to consult a good
doctor rather than assuming the diseases and taking
medicines our own.
Always try to diagnose the disease and then take the
medicines for it.
Simply said,
1) Consult with a doctor first
2) Have a doctor diagnose the disease and prescribe
medicine.
When it comes to server it's always better to have a
security expert check your server because he is expert in
the field like a doctor. His advice is similar to a
doctor's prescriptions.
1) Have your Server checked and audited by a security
expert periodically.
2) Implement his advice which is equivalent to a
doctor's prescription
It's simple. Let's take the Human Body first
1) Keep the body healthy by eating good food containing
high quantity of vitamins.
2) Do regular exercise and workouts.
3) Do regular body checkup like once in a month or two.
And in the case of Servers,
1) Avoid over-loading the Servers
2) Should not install 3rd party software without
consulting your security administrator.
3) With the help of a security admin implement security
measures.
4) Conduct regular audit and fix the bugs found in the
audit.
In the concluding stage, I hope my effort to bring in
the similarity of Human Body and a Server was successful.
The main aim for me to write this article was to create an
awareness that Servers are similar to Human Body. We
should take care of servers like we take care of our body.
They are not just machines. They too have soul and body!!!
`` ...They are not just machines , they too have soul
and body like us....''
By
Blessen Cherian ,
Member of Eecutive team,
Poornam Info Vision Pvt Ltd
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