Computer Security (From Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, 2nd ed., P 498-520, 1989, Lawrence J. Fennelly, ed. -- See NCJ-115609)

• NCJ Number: 115610
• Author(s): J M Carroll; V Harold
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 23 pages
• Sale Source: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Because computers are vulnerable to crime, it is important for law enforcement personnel and organizations utilizing computers to increase their knowledge of what constitutes computer security.

Abstract

The chapter summarizes security approaches relating to hardware, software, and communications and identifies defense mechanisms for computer security, including physical security, personnel security, and the encryption of sensitive information. Organizations that use computers to manage and store sensitive information should identify a security coordinator and give that person responsibility for threat evaluation, security procedures, countermeasures, backup and recovery planning, intelligence, and security training. An appendix contains a computer security checklist.