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1 DATA SECURITY
RAPHAEL AKAKRY
SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND INTEGRITY OF DATA
DATA INTEGRITY DATA PRIVACY
• Data integrity is concerned with • The process of ensuring that those
preventing data from being with authenticated access to
corrupted, deleted or otherwise systems and data only view data
rendered inaccessible. they should be allowed to view.
• It makes sure that data is • User access levels should be
consistent or accurate. implemented to insure this.
DATA PROTECTION LAWS
Some of the basic guiding principles of such laws are:
• Data must be fairly and lawfully processed.
• Data can only be processed for the stated purpose.
• Data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive.
• Data must be accurate.
• Data must not be kept longer than necessary
• Data must be processed in accordance with the data subjects rights.
• Data must be kept secure
DATA SECURITY:
• Data security is concerned with stopping unauthorized access to computer
systems and the data they hold.
• Common threats include hacking, social engineering, and accidental
distribution of sensitive data
• Security can be split into components, both of which are equally important:
data security and system security.
METHODS FOR DATA SECURITY:
Authentication: the process of verifying the data. It can be done by:
• User accounts: A user id and password are required to log onto a system or
website. The entered id and password are cross-checked against a secured
database to verify they match up with existing records, if they don’t access is
not granted.
• Passwords: they can be used to restrict access to data or systems.
• Strong passwords should contain: at least one capital letter, at least one
numerical value, at least one keyboard character
CONTINUATION
• More example are:
• Biometrics
• 2FA
• Key card access
• Digital signature
• Access levels
FIREWALLS
• A firewall is a software or hardware that sits between the users computer
and the network and filters information going in and out of the network.
Firewalls carry out the following tasks:
• Examine network traffic.
• Check whether data moving in and out of network meets a given set of
criteria or not. If it doesn’t meet the criteria, traffic is blocked and user is
warned.
• Logging all network traffic(incoming and outgoing packets.
WAYS TO DEFEND AGAINST DATA BREACHES
• Anti-malware software: these software are intended to protect a users
system from malicious codes.
• Encryption: the process of converting data(plain text) into coded
message(cipher text) which cant be interpreted without a decryption key.
THREATS TO DATA SECURITY:
• Hacking: the act of gaining illegitimate access to a computer system, this
could lead to identify theft, data loss, data corruption.
• Malware: software that can cause harm to users computer and or data
• Virus: a program that can copy itself on the hard disk and can delete or
corrupt data files or even cause the computer to malfunction.
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