Overview on Computer Security In this course‚ you have discovered how important computers and their contents are to everyone. Safeguarding your computer and its valuable information is important. You should be aware of the threats facing by your computer and data‚ and take necessary measures to protect them as well. By taking some precautionary steps‚ you can safeguard not only your hardware‚ software and data‚ but yourself. This lesson introduces you with some of the most common threats to your
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Contents Newspaper Articles on Information Security Threats 2 Methods of Spreading Awareness 3 Potential Threats 5 Classified Letter 6 References 9 Newspaper Articles on Information Security Threats The number of articles found‚ discussing and reporting the threat to information security were four. A brief summary of each is given as follows: The first article was the threat posed due to the malware viable and distributed on the internet. The social networking websites and other free sources
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Problems‚ challenges at CB Hart that are addressed and which solution is proposed for. Following the recent data leakage from the Hale firm I suggest that cryptography is used as a prevention measure to avoid similar issues. Business relies to certain extent on mobile technology and portable storage devices to communicate and exchange data faster and easier. Encrypting data is very efficient method to protect sensitive information. In such a merger it is important to keep a safe internal network
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1‚ Distinguish data from information and describe the characteristics used to evaluate the value of data? Data versus Information 1 ‚Data 2‚ information 3‚knowledge. 1‚ Data raw facts‚ such as an employee ’s name and number of hours worked in a week‚ inventory part numbers‚ or sales orders .several types of data can be used to represent these facts Data Represented by alphanumeric data numbers‚ letters‚ and other characters image data graphic images or pictures audio
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Computer Systems Individual Assignment Executive Summary This is an analysis study done for the “RAINBOW” digital color lab which is going to be opened soon in Colombo City. The main reason of this analysis is to identify and recommend Computer systems‚ software and peripheral components which will be needed for the employees of the lab for their daily work. Also policies were recommended for security and safety of the computers use‚ Data backup policy and the health and safety of the
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Information System Security SEC/440 04/22/2013 Information System Security In today’s time‚ every organization is made up of information security systems. Information security systems are what keep an organization running smoothly and efficiently while holding all their important information in their computers and networks. All information security systems consist of password protections‚ firewalls; many different security features can prevent hackers from attacking‚ physical protection
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Components of Accounting Systems Accounting information systems consist of records‚ methods‚ and equipment. These are designed to capture information about a company’s transactions and to provide output including financial‚ managerial‚ and tax reports. All accounting information systems have these same goals‚ and thus share some basic components. These components apply whether or not a system is heavily computerized‚ yet the components of computerized systems usually provide more accuracy‚ speed
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Contents CONTENTS 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL 7 CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER 7 ELECTRONIC SECURITY MANAGER 7 PHYSICAL SECURITY MANAGER 7 RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER 7 ASSESSMENT OF RISK 8 PHYSICAL 8 ELECTRONIC 9 DATA ACCESS SECURITY 10 GENERAL SECURITY 10 USER AUTHORISATION 10 USER AUTHENTICATION 11 SECURE DATABASE 11 PHYSICAL FILES 11 ELECTRONIC INTRUDER DETERRENCE – VIRUSES AND MALWARE 12 SOCIAL ENGINEERING 12 FILE SHARING 12 WIRELESS NETWORKS 13 STAFF VETTING AND SEPARATION
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Software information COMPUTER THREATS • CYBERCRIME is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer. • CYBERCRIMINALS are individuals who use computers‚ networks‚ and the Internet to perpetrate crime. • The existence of cybercrime means that computer users must take precautions to protect themselves. TYPES OF CYBERCRIME • The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) processed more than 336‚000 complaints related to Internet crime in 2009 in the
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CHAPTER 12 WEEK 8: Information Security Management Threat= person/ organization that seek to obtain or alter data/ assets illegally‚ without the owner’s permission (often without owner’s knowledge). Vulnerability =opportunity for threats to gain access to individual or organizational assets Safeguard = measure individuals or organizations take to block the threat from obtaining the asset Target = asset desired by the threat 3 Sources of threats: Human Error: accidental problems caused
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