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Evaluating computer security issues and the procedures used to tackle them
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Evaluating the security issues and the procedures used to tackle them Security is a system of safeguards designed to protect a computer system and data from deliberate or accidental damage or access by unauthorized persons. That means safeguarding the system against such threats as natural disasters, fire, accidents, vandalism, theft or destruction of data, industrial espionage, and hackers. Some of the ways the organisation in a network use to prevent this from happening is to: Have a key, badge, token, or plastic card to give you physical access to the computer room or to a locked-up terminal or personal computer. A card with a magnetized strip, for example, can give you access to your bank account via a remote cash machine. Taking this a step further, some employees begin each business day by donning an active badge, a clip-on identification card with an embedded computer chip. The badge signals its wearer's...
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