INFORMATION SECURITY
& PRIVACY
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Information Security
Data security is basically the process of keeping certain
information private.
It involves the use of various methods to make sure that data is
kept confidential and safe.
Data security ensure the integrity and the privacy of data, as
well as preventing the loss or corruption of data.
Needs of Information Security
Many businesses hold very important and confidential data
Hence security of data is extremely important
Data must be safeguarded all the time
Principles
Confeditionality
Integrity
Availaibility
Ways TO Protect Data(Privacy)
Ways TO Protect
Data(Privacy)
Backups
A master file stores the static data(dose not change
frequently) found on the database
The transaction file keeps track of all the changes
made to the database throughout the day
At the end of the day, all the contents stored in the
transaction file are transferred to the master file in
order to update it
Physical Security
The most obvious choice of protecting data is to keep it in a
safe locked room/building
Protected room can be safeguarded by
A lock and key
ID card scanning
Biometrics
Using a safe
Alarm systems
Software Safeguards
There are many software measures which can protect data.
The following explains some of the most common approaches
used now days
IDS(Intrusion Detection System)
User Id (user identification)
Encryption
Digital Signature
Information Privacy
Data privacy, also called information privacy, is the aspect of information
technology (IT) that deals with the ability an organization or individual
has to determine what data in a computer system can be shared with third
parties.
Data Encryption
Data anonymization
Access controls
Privacy polices
Software Privacy
Software privacy is also important as it stops
End to end encryption
Distribution
Unauthorized use of computer software
It is illegal to use private software yourself, to give it away, or
worse yet to sell it.
Soft-lifting
Soft-lifting is when people buy software with a single license
and install it on more than one PC
Downloading
Downloading a software from internet is much quicker and
easier than buying it and installing it.
Copyright
Copyright is a protection that covers published and
unpublished
Literary
Scientific
Artistic work
Copyright laws grant only creator the right to reproduce,
prepare derivative works , distribution, perform and display the
work publicly
Software Protection
Software developers try to protect their
software by using many different protection
measures
Serial numbers
Activations keys
CD copy protection
Hardware keys
Access rights
Access rights control whether or not a particular user can use
or edit a program or a data file.
Each user is assigned different rights which determine the file
that can be accessed . A user may allow a complete access to a
file or a restricted only to read the data or have no access at all.
Network operating system provides a way of identifying
individuals .
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