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Computer Security Issues. Ed Queen and Brent Barber. What are some computer security issues?. Electronic Forgery Falsified financial press releases Bank statements Expense claims
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Computer Security Issues Ed Queen and Brent Barber
What are some computer security issues? • Electronic Forgery • Falsified financial press releases • Bank statements • Expense claims • “Electronic forgery is becoming a greater risk as more company information is stored electronically. But many organisations are ignoring the issue.” http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11228
What are some computer security issues? • Identity Theft • “Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.” http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html • Can be done by: • “Shoulder surfing” • “Dumpster diving” • “Spam”
Computer Viruses: The Infection • Viruses • Worms • Trojan Horses
Computer Viruses: The Infection • Viruses • Must be executed • Must have a host • Replicates disk to disk, file to file, system to system
Computer Viruses: The Infection • Worms • Self-replicating program • Does not need a host • Replicates system to system
Computer Viruses: The Infection • Trojan Horses • Does something unexpected • Non-replicating
Prevention Strategies • Firewalls • Hardware vs. Software
Prevention Strategies • Virus Protection Software • Spyware/Adware Software • Common Sense
Prevention Strategies • Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security – Purdue University (CERIAS)
Resources • http://www.securityfocus.com • http://http://www.usdoj.gov • http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com • http://download.zonelabs.com • http://www.hotbrick.com • http://www.linksys.com • http://www.microsoft.com/ • http://www.worldstart.com • http://us.mcafee.com • http://www.n-tv.de • http://www.pritchettcartoons.com • http://horiuchi.akria.ne.jp • http://www.flexbeta.net • http://iisw.cerias.purdue.edu