Security
Threat and Data Protection Tips
Thereat is defined as a computer program, a person, or an
event that violates the security system. A threat causes loss of data
and attacks the data privacy. Most of the data of an organization stored
inside the computer in very important and more valuable than the
computer hardware and software. It can be damaged due to many reasons.
You must protect your data from illegal access or from damage.
The following are the main threats
to data security.
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Some
authorized user of the data may unintentionally delete or change
sensitive data. There are two solutions to this problem.
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Firstly,
the users must be assigned proper rights to minimize such events.
Only the authorized user with certain rights may be allowed to
delete or modify data after following a step-by-step process.
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Secondly, periodic backup of data should be taken to recover the
deleted data.
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A proper
password protection should be used to use any resource. A log file
should also be maintained to keep track of all the activities
performed on the data.
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Some
strong encryption algorithm should be used, so that if any one gets
access to the data, he could not be able to make any sense out of
it.
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Latest
antivirus software should be used to scan all data coming into the
organization.
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Computers and all backing storage devices should be placed in locked
rooms. Only authorized users can access these resources.
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Authorized users must be asked to change their passwords
periodically.
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