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Computer Security
Computer Security
Computer Security
Computer Security refers to the protection given to computers and
the information contained in them from unauthorised access. It
involves the measures and controls that ensures
confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information,
processed and stored by a computer.
Polymorphic virus
Stealth virus
Multipartite virus
Hash function
Digital signature
Firewall
Hash functions
signing
plaintext signed message
private key
verification
signed message plaintext
public key
Hardware Firewalls
Protect an entire network
Implemented on the router level
Usually more expensive, harder to configure
Software Firewalls
Protect a single computer
Usually less expensive, easier to configure
2. privacy policy
3. access policy
4. accountability policy
5. authentication policy