Computer security compromised by hardware failure is a branch of computer security applied to hardware. The objective of computer security includes protection...
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digital computer and communication systems and networks NEI 08-09: Cybersecurity Plan for Nuclear Power Plants Computer security compromised by hardware failure...
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Operating system (redirect from Computer operating sysem)
is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating...
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Concept to reduce computer security risks Fault tolerance – Resilience of systems to component failures or errors Hardware security – Security architecture...
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In computer security, a threat is a potential negative action or event enabled by a vulnerability that results in an unwanted impact to a computer system...
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in a computer system that weaken the overall security of the system. Despite intentions to achieve complete correctness, virtually all hardware and software...
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Software (redirect from Computer Software)
development of digital computers in the mid-20th century. Early programs were written in the machine language specific to the hardware. The introduction of...
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In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs, usually in an effort to mitigate system failures and/or software...
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enable real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and network hardware. SIEM systems are central to security operations centers (SOCs)...
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Kernel (operating system) (redirect from Kernel (computer))
kernel security. They propose their driver isolation framework for protection, primarily in the Linux kernel. Typical computer systems today use hardware-enforced...
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technology (IT) security specialists. These specialists apply information security to technology (most often some form of computer system). IT security specialists...
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Embedded system (redirect from Embedded hardware)
An embedded system is a specialized computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has...
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Rootkit (redirect from Hardware rootkit)
password-stealing key loggers and computer viruses. Appropriate the compromised machine as a zombie computer for attacks on other computers. (The attack originates...
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Password (redirect from Computer password)
as hardware tokens and biometric security. Password rotation is a policy that is commonly implemented with the goal of enhancing computer security. In...
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Multi-factor authentication (category Computer access control)
desktop computer, laptop, PDA, or mobile phone and can be duplicated. (Contrast hardware tokens, where the credentials are stored on a dedicated hardware device...
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caused by failing or disconnected hardware or software. In this context, the cascading failure is known by the term cascade failure. A cascade failure can...
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Byzantine fault (redirect from Byzantine failure)
agreement problem, or a Byzantine failure. Byzantine fault tolerance (BFT) is the resilience of a fault-tolerant computer system or similar system to such...
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Kerckhoffs's principle (redirect from Security through transparency)
cryptographic algorithm may be implemented by hardware and software that is widely distributed among users. If security depends on keeping that secret, then...
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Legacy system (redirect from Legacy hardware)
need of replacement. Legacy code is old computer source code that is no longer supported on standard hardware and environments, and is a codebase that...
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Wake-on-LAN (category Computer-related introductions in 1997)
the LAN are compromised, an attacker must use a computer that is connected directly to the target LAN (plugged into the LAN via cable, or by breaking through...
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RAID (redirect from Hardware RAID compared to Software RAID)
on performance by an array of the inexpensive drives that had been developed for the growing personal computer market. Although failures would rise in...
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Thin client (redirect from Network computer)
of centralization are hardware resource optimization, reduced software maintenance, and improved security. Example of hardware resource optimization:...
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Asus (redirect from ASUSTeK Computer)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (/ˈeɪsuːs/, /eɪˈsuːs/, /ɑːˈ-/, /əˈ-/; stylized as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics...
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Data recovery (redirect from Data recovery hardware)
scenario involves a drive-level failure, such as a compromised file system or drive partition, or a hard disk drive failure. In any of these cases, the data...
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to a local computer over a network from a central server. Images do not have to support specific hardware configurations and the security settings can...
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Wi-Fi Protected Access (redirect from WPA security)
3 (WPA3) are the three security certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined...
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Data erasure (redirect from Computer and electronic data destruction)
improperly disposed computer. Oklahoma Corporation Commission (2008-05-21): Server sold at auction compromises more than 5,000 Social Security numbers. Department...
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cloud computing. It is a sub-domain of computer security, network security, and, more broadly, information security. Cloud computing and storage provide...
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distributing a compromised system, and in high-security settings, where such attacks are a realistic concern. Back Orifice was created in 1998 by hackers from...
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Unidirectional network (category Computer network security)
combinations of hardware and software running in proxy computers in the source and destination networks. The hardware enforces physical unidirectionality, and the...
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