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# How is the data on the SimpleSpa network protected?

The SimpleSpa networks are monitored to protect our perimeter against potential threats. Possible threats include hackers, data breaches, adware, spyware, pop-ups, browser exploits and phishing attempts:

* All secure servers are protected by layer 7 firewalls, best-of-class router technology, TLS encryption, file integrity monitoring and network intrusion detection that identifies malicious traffic and network attacks. Network security scanning helps us quickly identify out-of-compliance systems
* All networks are monitored using a Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) system that gathers logs from all network systems and creates alert triggers based on correlated events
* In addition to our own capabilities, and those of our hosting providers, we contract with on-demand Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) scrubbing providers that allow us to mitigate DDoS attacks
* Intrusion detection sensors throughout our internal network report events to the SIEM system for logging, alerts and reports