Thursday, July 30, 2009

PC Security

Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to remain accessible and productive to its intended users.


Computer security

  • Secure operating systems
  • Security architecture
  • Security by design
  • Secure coding

Computer insecurity

  • Vulnerability

Social engineering
Eavesdropping

  • Exploit

Trojan

viruses and worms
Denial of service

  • Payload

Backdoor
Rootkit
Keylogger


Read more at Wikipedia


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