Business Computer Security

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that every company today is vulnerable to some form of illegal intrusion into its database. The paper explains the importance of the awareness of the need for protection. The paper also describes the many forms of protection available today and stresses that one system of protection is not sufficient; many layers of security offer the best protection.

From the Paper:

"Every company today is vulnerable to some form of illegal intrusion into its database. Such an intrusion could be physical if an outsider can gain access to the LAN of a company, and if the company is connected to the Internet, such an intrusion can come from outside. Numerous means are used to prevent this sort of intrusion, such as firewalls, password protection, anti-virus software, and so on, almost all of which can be breached by someone who has the time and the equipment to mount a protracted assault. The types of assault that might be launched are varied as well, from direct entry to tamper with or recover records to the implantation of viruses, worms, spy programs, and so on."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (1994). Information Law Web, retrieved September 11, 2006 from http://floridalawfirm.com/fraud.htm.
• Internet Security Overview (2006). Firewallguide.com, retrieved September 11, 2006 from http://www.firewallguide.com/overview.htm.
• 2004 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey (2004, June 11). Computer Crime Research Center, retrieved September 11, 2006 from http://www.crime-research.org/news/11.06.2004/423/.

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