Definitions [ ]
Computer security (COMPUSEC ) (also called automatic data processing security ) is
Overview [ ]
"Computer security is a set of policies , procedures , and practices which are designed to assure that
- unauthorized uses of data processing resources (i.e., hardware , software and data ) are prevented or at least significantly inhibited and
- authorized uses of these resources are carried out as reliably , accurately , and with as little interruption and loss as possible."[5]
References [ ]
↑ U.S. Department of Defense , Joint Pub. 1–02: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Nov. 8, 2010, as amended through May 15, 2011) (full-text ).
↑ Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy Development Guide and Implementation Templates , App. E, Glossary.
↑ Glossary of Communication Electronic Terms , at 2-43.
↑ NIST Special Publication 800-4 , App. D, Glossary.
↑ Information Technology: Security of Computer Systems , at 1.
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