Abstract
Data breach is probable, damaging and costly to
organisations. There is a high probability that a
data breach is through some form of hacking. It is,
therefore, important to fortify network perimeter
and to surf the internet smartly in order to reduce
the risk of a data breach, which this research is
focused on addressing. Converging views in extant
and current literature prescribe that every
computer should have installed appropriate
firewall and up-to-date antivirus, that network
perimeter and network segments within the network
should be fortified with appropriate firewall(s) and
well configured router(s), and that important
servers should be hardened and dedicated to
providing only one service. The internet should be
surfed with focus and anonymously where
acceptable, while avoiding falling victim of scams
and malwares.
