The foregoing examples reveal that personal privacy is definitely as issue in information technology. In this new information era, however, locked doors and thick walls cannot guard an individual's privacy or safeguard his freedom. Privacy is now referred to as the social balance between an individual's right to keep information confidential and the social benefits derived from sharing information. Defining this social balance has made privacy a controversial issue in network security because as much as the need for information grows, the right to privacy of individuals also grows. At the root of the privacy issue is power, because information in the hands of intelligent users becomes a powerful tool in decision-making.
Leaders establish their positions by the wise use of information and the ability to transmit it.
Followers on the other hand, merely absorb information and do not know how to use it. The non-technical method involves educating people and developing an awareness of proper computer ethics, especially in the elementary and high schools where our future computer users are being educated today. The technical aspects involve the use of computer software and hardware to secure network files and e-mail. This report will focus on these two aspects by discussing how schools can approach the ethics issue and the highlighting some pratical applications which can be used to maintain and improve network security. All Network Operating Systems have security controls built in.