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... to be protected. Some things are obvious, like valuable proprietary
information, intellectual property, and all the various pieces of
hardware; but, some are overlooked, such as the people who actually
use the systems. The essential point is to list all things that could
be affected by a security problem ...
... People: users, administrators, hardware maintainers. ...
... Documentation: on programs, hardware, systems, local
administrative procedures.
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... security: monetary (i.e., the
cost of purchasing security hardware and software like firewalls
and one-time password ...
... concept. A security policy should be (largely) independent from
specific hardware and software situations (as specific systems tend
to be replaced or moved overnight). The mechanisms for updating the
policy should be clearly spelled out. This includes the process, the
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... Once chosen, the protection of these secret tokens is very important.
Some are used as pins to hardware devices (like token cards) and
these should not be written down or placed in the same location as
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... file for their opening banner. Unfortunately, this often includes the
type of host hardware or operating system present on the host. This
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... security considerations have been addressed, it is
generally more important to save data than system software and
hardware. Although it is undesirable to have any damage or loss
during an incident, systems can be replaced. However, the loss or
compromise of data (especially classified or proprietary data) is
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If it is determined that the breach occurred due to a flaw in the
system's hardware or software, the vendor (or supplier) and a
Computer Security ...
... virus infection,
system intrusions, malicious users, etc., are simply anomalies such
as hardware failures or suspicious system/user behavior. To assist
in identifying whether there really is an incident, it is usually
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... include costs associated with any loss of software and files
(especially the value of proprietary data that may have been
disclosed), hardware damage, and manpower costs to restore altered
files, reconfigure affected systems, and so forth. This estimate may
become the basis for subsequent prosecution activity. The report can
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