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LESSON 1
INFORMATION SECURITY
What is Security?
-The quality or state of being secure—to be free from danger
series of activities.
and contents.
Utility - the quality or state of having value for some purpose or end.
Possession - the quality or state of having ownership or control of some object or item.
Components of an Information System
Software - is an integral part of an IS.
Networks - such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs),
1960s
Advanced Research Procurement Agency (ARPA)
System maintenance - IS administrators must make sure that the system is running smoothly
bottom up approach- implementing security measures and reporting the findings to the top-level senior
employees.
Information System Security Professionals- Responsible for the design, implementation, management,
LESSON 2
DOS ATTACK
What is DOS ATTACK Denial-Of-Service Attack?
DoS - when a single host attack
Idea of DOS ATTACKS- Purpose is to shut down a site, not penetrate it.
Flooding- Attacker sends an overwhelming number of messages at your machine; great congestion