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WHAT IS THIS????
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Computer security means protecting our computer system and the information they contain against unwanted access, damage, destruction or modification
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-We need to protect our computer from any intruders such as hackers, crackers and script kiddies - We do not want strangers to read our e-mail, use our computer to attack other systems, send forged e-mail from our computer, or examine personal information stored on our computer such as financial statements.
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Hardware security
Three types of computer security are :
software security / data security
Network security
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Hardware security refers to security measures used to protect the hardware specifically the computer and its related documents.
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Keyboard-locks
PC-locks The examples of security measures used to protect the hardware includes: Smart cards
Biometric devices
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Software and data security refers to the security measures used to protect the software and the loss of data files
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- Examples of security measures used to protect the software are activation code and serial number - An example of security measure used to protect the loss of data files is the disaster recovery plan method. -The idea of this plan is to store data, program and other important documents in a safe place that will not be affected y any major destruction. 9
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-The transfer of data through network has become a common practice and the need to implement network security has become significant. - Network security refers to security measures used to protect the network system. -One example of network security measures is firewall. With firewall, network resources can be protected from the outsiders 10
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In order to make sure our computer are secured, here are the computer security checklist to follow
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-Computer security is a process of preventing and detecting unauthorised use of the computer -There are three types of computer security, which are hardware security, software/data security and network security 18
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Computer security means protecting our computer system and the information they contain against unwanted access, damage, destruction or modification
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-We need to protect our computer from any intruders such as hackers, crackers and script kiddies - We do not want strangers to read our e-mail, use our computer to attack other systems, send forged e-mail from our computer, or examine personal information stored on our computer such as financial statements.
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Hardware security
Three types of computer security are :
software security / data security
Network security
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5
Hardware security refers to security measures used to protect the hardware specifically the computer and its related documents.
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Keyboard-locks
PC-locks The examples of security measures used to protect the hardware includes: Smart cards
Biometric devices
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Software and data security refers to the security measures used to protect the software and the loss of data files
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- Examples of security measures used to protect the software are activation code and serial number - An example of security measure used to protect the loss of data files is the disaster recovery plan method. -The idea of this plan is to store data, program and other important documents in a safe place that will not be affected y any major destruction. 9
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-The transfer of data through network has become a common practice and the need to implement network security has become significant. - Network security refers to security measures used to protect the network system. -One example of network security measures is firewall. With firewall, network resources can be protected from the outsiders 10
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In order to make sure our computer are secured, here are the computer security checklist to follow
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-Computer security is a process of preventing and detecting unauthorised use of the computer -There are three types of computer security, which are hardware security, software/data security and network security 18
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