Answer to Question #222739 in Computer Networks for Ernest

Question

Discuss the 4 categories in which work concerning information security and protection relating to Operating Systems are grouped.

Answer 1

Security is is providing some safety mechanism in order to ensure that no outsider user will access the knowledge of the organisation while protection deals with the access to the system resources.

1. Human security.there is some concerns that the humans who are allowed to access to system be trustworthy and that they cannot be coerced into breaching security.
2. Physical security. This is the protection of personnel, data and hardware from physical threats that can harm or damage or impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of systems or data.
3. Operational security. This is the effectiveness of your controls, authentication and security topologies applied to network, system and application.
4. Management security. This is the overall design of your controls. It is also referred to as administrative controls these provide the guidance, rules and procedures for implementing a security environment.