B FOR 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malware, Information Security, National Institute Of Standards And Technology
2 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Fundamentals Information and Cyber Security
BFOR 204 – Spring 2018
Instructor – Devi Bhattacharya
Computer Security Concepts
Computer security
• The generic name for the collection of tools designed to protect data and to
thwart hackers
• internet security (refers to any interconnected collection of network)
o Consists of measures to deter, prevent, detect, and correct security
violations that involve the transmission of information
• The NIST Computer Security Handbook defines the term computer security as:
o “The protection afforded to an automated information system in order to
attain the applicable objectives of preserving the integrity, availability,
and confidentiality of information system resources (includes
hardware, software, firmware, information/data, and telecommunications)”
What We Secure
• Hardware
• Computer
• Devices (disk drives, memory, printer etc.)
• Network gear (router, switches etc.)
• Software
• OS
• Utilities (Antivirus)
• Commercial Applications
• Other applications
• Data/Information
• Documents
• Photos
• Music, videos
• Email
• Class projects
Threats
• A threat is a set of circumstances that can cause harm.
• Hardware – E.g. natural disaster
• Software – E.g. virus
• Data – E.g. Unauthorized access
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