An important issue facing the network and its security is the spread of malicious software. There are reports regularly about organizations that have been impacted by malicious software.

Prepare a paper that discusses this issue. The paper should identify and describe various issues related to network security, including (but not limited to) the following:

Viruses

Worms

Buffer overflows

Network traffic pilfering

Man-in-the middle attacks

Provide recommendations for mechanisms that can be applied to reduce the spread and impact of each.

How would you integrate and incorporate those mechanisms into an existing network environment?