Security

Security Measures are ways to mitigate attacks from thieves and hackers and protect data.

Threats
However, there are measures we can take to prevent these...
 * Malware - Can be used to extract information if it infects a system
 * Hackers - People that try to exploit flaws in software to gain access to steal or corrupt data
 * DoS/DDoS - Blast packets to slow down a service
 * Theft - Steal a computer, not only can the pc itself be sold, but confidential data could be on it (flash drives, hard drives)
 * Disgruntled Employees - if an employee goes rouge, they can mess up stuff, either deleting everything or stealing and leaking to the public
 * Incompetent Employees - While they may not mean it this is one of the most dangerous threats if people have access to data they can easily corrupt

Physical Measures
Ways to combat physical attacks, i.e. a person breaking in and stealing the computers
 * Security Cameras
 * Barbed wire fences
 * Tie down computers
 * Locked doors
 * Armed guards
 * nasty doggos (angery good bois)

Procedural Measures
Procedural measures are sets of rules, i.e. a protocol, to increase security.
 * Enforcing mandatory password changes
 * Change all locks to important rooms when an employee leaves
 * Staff must hand up keys before going on holidays
 * Monitor emails
 * Rules for passwords (10 characters minimum, letters and numbers etc all that)

Software Measures
These are what an IT crew can do to avoid attacks from the net, hackers.
 * Firewalls (prevents unauthorised data from entering the network as well as preventing sensitive data from leaving the network)
 * VPN use
 * Encryption (makes it near impossible for hackers to use any information)
 * Biometric identification (cannot be duplicated like a key or guessed like a password)
 * Audit Logs (to catch disgruntled employees or other suspicous activity)
 * Antivirus