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SECURITY MEASURES

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DEFINITION: The precautionary measures taken toward possible danger or damage. TYPES OF SECURITY MEASURES: 1. DATA BACKUP 2. CRYPTOGRAPHY Technology of encoding information so it can only be read by authorized individuals 3.ANTIVIRUS • Anti-virus software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect and remove software viruses and other malicious software like worms, Trojan horses, adware and more. •If and when a virus is detected , the computer displays a warning asking what action should be done , often giving the options to remove, ignore, or move the file to the vault. •If a virus infected a computer without an antivirus program , it may delete files, prevent access to files, send spam, spy on you, or perform other malicious actions . • Examples : Norton anti-virus, AVG anti-virus, Kaspersky anti-virus •There are several different companies that build and offer anti-virus software and what
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COMPUTER SECURITY RISKS

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Computer security risks define as any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware, software, data, information or processing capability. Other intruders indicate some evidence of their presence either by leaving a message or by deliberately altering or damaging data.  Any illegal act involving a computer generally is referred to as a  computer crime .  Cybercrime  refers to online or Internet-based illegal acts. Software used by cybercriminals sometimes is called  crimeware . •Per  Other intrusions fall into  seven basic categories : Hacker,  refers to someone who accesses a computer or network illegally. Some hackers claim the intent of their security breaches is to improve security. Cracker  also is someone who accesses a computer or network illegally but has the intent of. destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action Script kiddie  has the same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical s
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