Elements of Computer Security Week 6- 7/1/15 Thomas Mitchell Grantham University Instructor: Dr. Gonzalez Abstract The information in this paper will investigate the elements involved in computer security. Protecting information today requires more than just locking a door or filing cabinet. With data being stored electronically‚ it is vital that important information be protected from prying eyes. There are many different methods for protecting information that is stored on computers. These
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Proposal for Intranet and Extranet Security 5/5/2013 Richman Investing is one of the top leading investing firms in the United States. In order to stay on top of the competition a few things have to be implemented. Accessing Richman’s intranet and extranet is one of many nice features about the company. Securing these ways to access the network is more than just saying which sites users can and cannot access. It is encrypting data‚ setting passwords‚ physically locking
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Computer security and Network Security is the means by which business and governments are protecting against computer intrusions and attack to prevent loss of data‚ information and provided services. Everything is now on computers‚ peoples whole lives are documented on computers. Big business and the government rely on technologies that use computers‚ whether it is used for storage‚ a medium between the customers and themselves or actual work. With all this information and data being stored‚ transferred
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Security and Privacy Case Scenario 1 Denise Schuler HCS 533 January 19‚ 2015 Dr. Kevin Lett University of Phoenix Security and Privacy Case Scenario 1 Protecting patient privacy in health care is more than a moral obligation it is the law. The law requires heath care facilities and providers to have measures in place to safeguard against a security breach of all patients’ protect health information. Health care organizations and providers have to face the fact‚ violations of protected health
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of Coventry Security Solutions‚ with whom you recently made contact with to request a security audit of your computer systems. Firstly‚ I would like to congratulate you on a very wise choice in deciding to have a security audit take place of your company. Last year 87% of small businesses had a security breach‚ which is up from 76% in 2012. The median number of these breaches suffered rested at 17 in 2013‚ which is up from 6 in 2012 (PWC‚ 2013). This goes to show that cyber-security is becoming
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changed our world By Kristin Judge Guest Writer Kristin.judge@msisac.org Chances are you are not a cyber security expert. Well‚ neither am I. The last computer class I took was DOS programming in 1987. But my family and I do spend much of our time online‚ as I’m sure many of you do‚ and I now work for a computer security organization - the national not-for-profit Center for Internet Security. I spend my days spreading the message about staying safe online‚ and I’m thrilled to be writing this new
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Design and Security David L Story CMGT 555 July 20th‚ 2015 MANNIL KRISHNAKUMAR Design and Security The design of the user interface for a project along with the security of the interface can be taxing‚ but with a defined plan and documentation‚ the user interface can become a very useful tool. The project of making a user interface for leaving feedback that I mentioned in week 2‚ has been made and is undergoing testing to make sure it works and to add in some security before going live. While starting
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surface with what hardening steps and network security management best practices‚ (100) 2) ensure secure authentication‚ authorization‚ and accounting‚ (100) and 3) prevent or respond to intrusions. (100) There are many ways to tighten up security when it comes to network security‚ but the most important part of the security in the actual user. If the user is not trained on the system and does not know ones regulations of the company then security is out the door. First and for most‚ the personal
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 intended to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address federal computer-related offenses. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1030 governs cases with a compelling federal interest‚ where computers of the federal government or certain financial institutions are involved‚ where the crime itself is interstate in nature‚ or computers used in interstate and
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CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY FOR THE SMART GRID A. C´ardenas ‚ R. Moreno‚ “Cyber-Physical Systems security for the Smart Grid‚” CPS Workshop 2011. The authors focus on giving a brief overview of why traditional security mechanisms for power systems are inadequate and the need for CPS security. They briefly describe the functional areas of the grid: State estimation-need for SE‚ mathematically modeling it‚ testing bad measurements. Constructing the network topology based
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