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Internet Security

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Defining Web Security To survive in today's highly competitive business surroundings, which is quickly transmuting in to a cyber village, businesses must participate in the virtual world by using Web for not only emailing and chatting but also to tap the giant e commerce market. However, on hand, Web offers limitless opportunities for the entrepreneurs. On the other hand, Web security and risk management pose monumental challenges for the corporate world today. However, countermeasures can be and must be taken in order to address the issue. Before plunging in to the sea of security issues that surround the use of Web, let us first look in to the often followed definition of the umbrella term Web Security. Web security as defined "is the practice of defending and preserving private resources and information on the Internet" (Web Security). Hence, Web security is the essential to prevent breach of e commerce clients' trust and the resultant violation o...

Email Security

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alt="EmailSecurity" Emails have gained worldwide popularity as of the quickest ways of communicating with somebody in any corner of the world. A lot important information is exchanged by emails everyday that they often fall prey to individuals who receive unauthorized access to these information, to the issues of viruses, Trojans, worms with which the mails can be infected. The terms, 'hacking', 'phishing', 'spamming' etc are known to all people around the globe, so great is their threat & the amount of valuable information lost to them. Individuals who are not well aware of the know-how behind emails cannot possibly know that emails sent by them do not go directly to the receivers' inboxes but the ISPs store copies of the electronic mail addresses on their mail servers before they delivers the mails. It is feasible to get unauthorized access to these information. Your electronic mail accounts must be managed properly to keep ...

Network security

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Naturally, with the growing benefits of know-how, the Web & network configurations comes the growing danger of security breaches, identity theft & cyber crimes. Regrettably, electronic theft is becoming a greater danger to plenty of businesses across the globe, so how do business owners keep their information safe & secure? way to keep sensitive information secure is to constantly improve network security & to stay ahead of the game. Every day they listen to that computer viruses, hacker, & other security breaches have found new ways to steal identities, financial records & other information they thought historicallyin the past secure. Because of the increase in such cyber crimes, information protection laws have tightened & the punishments hardened. With this comes the necessity for all businesses to take information security seriously. It is important to improve network security for your business on a regular basis. Aside from encrypted ...

Practical PC Security Tips

The Web has connected us all together in global digital relatives. Between the Web and more efficient jet travel the world has shrunk by a factor of ten at least. With any great positive change come the "people" who only require to exploit it for their own means. This has turned the Web from being a purely useful "tool" to a place littered with criminals. Computer security is not something you can ignore - unless you require to become a victim of it. There's so lots of risks online that you require to be aware of - viruses, adware, worms, identity theft and phishing to name a few. The cost of these risks is rising every single year. The cost of cleaning up the damage done by all these cyber threats? It is quickly heading towards $100 billion per year in total costs for online crime and virus damage. So what steps are you able to take to keep your computer protected? It was seldom smart to be online without some kind of virus and firewall protection but the...

Information security

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The terms information security, computer security and information assurance are often incorrectly used interchangeably. These fields are interrelated often and share the common goals of defending the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information; however, there's some subtle differences between them. Information security means defending information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, scan, inspection, recording or destruction. Computer security can focus on ensuring the availability and correct operation of a computer method without concern for the information stored or processed by the computer. These differences lie primarily in the approach to the subject, the methodologies used, and the areas of concentration. Information security is concerned with the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information irrespective of the form the information may take: electronic, print, or other fo...