International diploma in ComputingStudent name:Computer security (C2025)Student ID:AssignmentTerm Two 2008Cyber security
2.Cyber Security
Everyone can connect to cyber world with computer by internet. Internet provides 24hours services a day for information access, providing credit and financial services, andshopping. The Internet lets us communicate around the world.Unfortunately, many computer systems and networks are not designed with security inmind. As a result, some individuals exploit the Internet to perform criminal actions andother harmful acts. It is vulnerable to gain unauthorized access to your computer, and usethat access to steal your identity, commit fraud, or even launch cyber attacks againstothers. Therefore, there are varieties of cyber security technologies have been invented todefend the increasing threats of cyber attack.Many attacks on internet have no particular target. The attacker simply sends a large broadcast that uses any unprotected system as a staging point from which to launch anattack. Using computers without basic protections like firewall, anti-virus software anduser education not only affects your own business, but also causes virus spread aroundthe internet.System’s lack of protection makes you become a target: it can destroy your computer,your network and can contribute to a virus distribution that slow or halts portions of theinternet. All of us, who use the Internet, have responsibilities to maintain a culture of security in order to increase consumer and business confidence.Security scheme should be adopted to protect the cyber world. Cyber world is acombination of computer and network. Cyber security has to protect these two mainitems to provide services with confidentiality, integrity and availability.Confidentiality - Cyber security protects information that should be available only tothose who rightfully have access to it. Private and sensitive information are safely to bestored and transferred to somebody who has right to access.Integrity - Cyber security protects information that should be modified only by those whoare authorized to do so. Information can be confirmed that it is come from a trustedmedia.Availability - Cyber security protects information that should be accessible to those whoneed it. Timely and uninterrupted service can be provided.Cyber security technologies are the process of preventing and detecting cyber attack.Some security attacks arise from the possibility of user misuse to infect virus, which can be detected and filter. Other attacks from intruder unauthorized access and denial of service can also be prevented by security network design. Although cyber securitytechnologies cannot prevent every possible attack, cyber security plan can help to reducethe risk of being attacked and reduce the time for backup and recovery.Page 3
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