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Computer Security
Dr. Anita Goel
University of Delhi
Contents
Computer Security: Threats, Attacks
Security attacks: Active and passive
Malicious software
Virus, worms, trojan horses, java applets & ActiveX
Hacking
Packet sniffing, password cracking, e-mail hacking
Security services
Security mechanisms: Cryptography, digital signature,
firewall, user identification & authentication
Security awareness
Security policy
Computer Fundamentals by Dr. Anita Goel Chapter-14: Computer Security 2
Computer Security
Computer Security
To protect computing system, data they store & access
Network security
To protect data during transmission over network
Security
• Reasons for breach of security
Attacks
Users
Security
Attacks
Software Hardware
Signing Algorithm