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COMPUTER SECURITY

WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY?

 Protecting hardware
 Protecting software
 Protection against accidental damage
 Protection against deliberate damage
 Protection against theft
 Protection against corruption
WHAT IS DATA SECURITY?

 Protection of data against deliberate damage

 Protection of data against accidental damage

 Protecting data against unauthorized access


WHAT IS

?
DATA INTEGRITY

Data integrity concerns the consistency,


accuracy, and reliability of data.
DELIBERATE
ACCIDENTAL
 Electrical power surges and  Physical theft of hardware

spikes and software by break-ins

 Natural disasters  Terrorist activities

 Industrial espionage

 Hackers

EXTERNAL SOURCES
ACCIDENTAL DELIBERATE

 E-mail attachments containing  Employee fraud


viruses
 Disgruntled employee
 Internally produced software
carrying a grudge
 Files accidentally erased or

corrupted

 Clerical errors

INTERNAL SOURCES
PLACE THE FOLLOWING UNDER THE CATEGORIES OUTLINED BY
TEACHER.

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