| The objective behind the concept of
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| | going to vary significantly as well.
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| computer security actually varies quite a
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| | Implementing computer security may
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| bit depending on the use of the computer.
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| | include creating or utilizing secure
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| Computer security may include the
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| | operating systems, though much of the
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| protection of specific information from
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| | science associated with this form of
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| corruption or theft, for example. In
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| | security was developed several decades
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| general this can impose specific
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| | ago. Security architecture is another
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| requirements on computers in addition to
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| | option, and involves describing how
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| most standard system requirements. There
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| | specific security countermeasures and
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| are a number of different typical
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| | controls are positioned to protect the
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| approaches that can be taken when it
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| | information technology. Firewalls are an
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| comes to improving computer security,
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| | example of security meant to protect
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| including the following:
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| | computers from threats that travel via
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| - Physically limiting the access to a
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| | the internet or peer to peer connections.
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| computer so that computer security will
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| | Chain of trust techniques are techniques
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| not be compromised by those who are
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| | that are used to ensure that all software
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| granted access to use it.
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| | on a computer is certified as authentic
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| - Utilizing hardware mechanisms that can
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| | directly from the designers of the
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| create and impose rules for specific
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| | system. Access control is used to ensure
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| computer programs, allowing computer
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| | the separation of privileges, ensuring
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| security to be imposed without requiring
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| | that only specified people have the right
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| individual programs to implement it.
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| | capabilities on a computer system.
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| - Implementing operating system or OS
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| | There are also cryptographic techniques
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| mechanisms that are capable of creating
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| | which transform information into
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| and imposing rules that avoid having to
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| | something that is meant to be
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| trust programs on the computer.
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| | indecipherable by anyone but approved
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| - Implementing programming strategies
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| | persons. Information can also be secured
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| that allow subversion to be resisted and
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| | for computer security purposes using
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| make computer programs more dependable.
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| | backup files which allow important files
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| In most cases, the computer security
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| | to be protected by creating copies should
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| devices that are put into place are
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| | they ever become corrupted or destroyed.
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| dependent upon the application uses the
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| | Essentially, the primary focus of the
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| computer is created for. Different
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| | computer security field of information
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| computer systems require different levels
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| | technology is to protect the integrity of
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| of security, as the level of privacy or
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| | computers, the data contained within
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| protection needed is going to vary
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| | them, and any information that may
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| significantly. Computer systems under
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| | require restricted access. Some level of
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| government control, for example, require
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| | computer security is needed by anyone who
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| a much higher level of security than
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| | owns a computer, including student
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| computers used by students in a
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| | computers in a university setting,
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| university setting. The level of required
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| | computers owned and operated by the
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| computer security, then, along with what
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| | government, and even the laptop that you
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| forms of security are implemented, are
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| | use to check your e-mail at night.
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