The goal of computer forensics is to perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence to find out exactly what happened on a computing device and who was responsible for it.
Disaster recovery refers to a process that includes performing risk assessment, establishing priorities, developing recovery strategies in case of a…
Sensitive information is data that must be guarded from unauthorized access and unwarranted disclosure in order to maintain the information security of an individual or organization.
The core elements of data security are: confidentiality, which ensures that data is accessed only by authorized individuals; integrity ensures that information is reliable, as well as accurate; and availability, which ensures that data is both available and accessible to satisfy business needs.
Information systems are methods for storing, managing, using and gathering of data and communications in an organization. They are comprised…
Information assurance and security is the management and protection of knowledge, information, and data. It combines two fields: – Information…
Network security refers to a set of rules and configurations designed to protect the integrity, confidentiality and accessibility of computer networks and data using both software and hardware technologies.
Cyber crime occurs when a computer is the object of the crime or is used as a tool to commit an offense.
A Denial of Service (DoS) is a cyberattack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users. DoS attacks accomplish this by flooding the target with traffic, or sending it information that triggers a crash.
Ransomware is essentially digital extortion executed through software that uses encryption techniques to keep files — and entire systems — locked from use by their original owner, and holds them hostage.