Category: Computers

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Data Security and PKI

Data security is very important. Keeping sensitive data secure is essential to protecting a company’s proprietary data from rival companies or from hackers. The best way to keep data secure is to implement data encryption using a public key infrastructure system. By utilizing PKI standards in addition to utilizing proper security policies and procedures, data integrity can be kept while minimizing possible data breeches (Wikipedia, 2014). PKI utilizes two different types of keys. The key types are Asymmetric and Symmetric. Both key types are used to help validate users against and establish a trust between the certificate authority and the end...

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Computer Security Case Study #2

I have been writing many essays as part of of the security class I am taking at DeVry. I thought I would share my essays for all to read. Computers and networks have become an essential asset to many of the businesses in the world today. Customer, financial, stock, corporate and proprietary information that used to be limited to a few individuals can be accessed by many people. The people that have access to the data can have the proper clearance to view it while others may not. There is an inherent risk with having computers and network handle the...

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Computer Security Essay

Below is a copy of an essay I wrote this session regarding computer security. I hope you enjoy it. It is well known that computer security is not limited to companies or large organizations. Though it is more likely that companies would suffer some sort of attack or security breach with their networked computer resources either internally or externally, however, any computer device that is connected to a network or the internet faces the same risks of attacks or security breaches. It is wise to have all your devices secure and follow proper security protocols to help limit the potential...