Security for Small Computer Systems (eBook)

A Practical Guide for Users

Tricia Saddington (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2014 | 1. Auflage
128 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-0305-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Security for Small Computer Systems: A Practical Guide for Users is a guidebook for security concerns for small computers. The book provides security advice for the end-users of small computers in different aspects of computing security. Chapter 1 discusses the security and threats, and Chapter 2 covers the physical aspect of computer security. The text also talks about the protection of data, and then deals with the defenses against fraud. Survival planning and risk assessment are also encompassed. The last chapter tackles security management from an organizational perspective. The book will be of great use to users of a small computer system.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Security for Small Computer Systems: A Practical Guide for Users 2
Copyright Page 3
Table of Contents 6
PREFACE 4
CHAPTER 1. THE NEED FOR SECURITY 10
1.1 INTRODUCTION 10
1.2 THE THREAT 11
1.3 WHAT IS "SECURITY"? 13
CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY 16
2.1 INTRODUCTION 16
2.2 THEFT 17
2.3 ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE 18
2.4 DELIBERATE DAMAGE 20
2.5 UNAUTHORISED DISCLOSURE 21
2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS 22
CHAPTER 3. PROTECTION OF DATA AND SOFTWARE 27
3.1 INTRODUCTION 27
3.2 THREATS TO DATA AND SOFTWARE 28
3.3 ACCESS CONTROLS 32
3.4 ACCURACY OF SOFTWARE AND DATA 38
3.5 PURCHASING SOFTWARE 39
3.6 MICRO-COMPUTERS AND WORD PROCESSORS 44
3.7 NETWORKED SYSTEMS 47
CHAPTER 4. PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD 49
4.1 INTRODUCTION 49
4.2 PERSONNEL PROCEDURES 52
4.3 OPERATIONAL CONTROLS 58
4.4 IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SYSTEM 61
CHAPTER 5. SURVIVAL PLANNING 63
5.1 INTRODUCTION 63
5.2 APPROACHES TO SURVIVAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT 66
5.3 THE SURVIVAL PLAN 67
5.4 ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM SELECTION 71
CHAPTER 6. RISK ASSESSMENT 73
6.1 INTRODUCTION 73
6.2 RISK ASSESSMENT 74
CHAPTER 7. SECURITY MANAGEMENT—AN ORGANISATIONAL VIEW 81
7.1 INTRODUCTION 81
7.2 THE PLACE OF COMPUTER SECURITY IN THE BUSINESS 82
7.3 RISK MANAGEMENT 83
7.4 SECURITY POLICY 84
7.5 IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY 86
7.6 INTEGRATION OF SECURITY AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 88
7.7 ACQUIRING A SYSTEM 90
7.8 CONTROLLING CHANGE 92
ANNEX A: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 96
ANNEX B: GLOSSARY OF TERMS 98
ANNEX C: PASSWORDS 103
ANNEX D: OTHER ACCESS CONTROL METHODS 111
ANNEXE E: NCRYPTION AND AUTHENTICATION 116
ANNEX F: SURVIVAL PLAN CONTENTS 121
ANNEX G: INDEX 123

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-0305-6 / 1483103056
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-0305-1 / 9781483103051