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Topic: Computer security audit


  
  Computer security - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Computer security is a field of computer science concerned with the control of risks related to computer use.
Computer security can be seen as a subfield of security engineering, which looks at broader security issues in addition to computer security.
Computer security is a highly complex field, and it is relatively immature, except on certain very secure systems that never make it into the news media because nothing ever goes wrong that can be publicized, and for which there is not much literature because the security details are proprietary.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computer_security   (2073 words)

  
 Computer Security Audit Encyclopedia Articles @ 216.92.85.60 ()   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Computer security audits go beyond information technology audits, which audit what is on the computer system and how it is being used, to verify programs are working as intended, and the data is reliable, to also verify that none of the data is being tampered with, or can be tampered with, to show incorrect results.
Auditing information security can be part of an information technology audit conducted by a team of human auditors with expertise in the computer system being audited and the application software there.
Problems of computer insecurity here are usually not due to malware, hackers, or any of the problems that personal computer users are familiar with, but avoidance of insider crime and certain patterns of systemic human error.
216.92.85.60 /encyclopedia/Computer_security_audit   (2713 words)

  
 Computer Security [encyclopedia]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A secure computing platform is designed so that those agents who should not be able to perform certain actions cannot do them, while those agents who should be able to perform certain actions can do them.
In the case of a computer system sequestered in a vault without any means of power or communication, the term 'secure' is applied in a pejorative sense only.
Computer security is a highly complex field, and it is relatively immature.
www.kosmoi.com /Computer/Security   (1069 words)

  
 ☞ reference - Computer Security   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer.
Computer security can be seen as a subfield of security...
Computer security has been among the laboratory's research interests for many years, along with...
www.reference-101.info /computersecurity   (413 words)

  
 Computer Security directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Security Forum was created to bring together industry professionals to present and discuss information security challenges and solutions.
Security Focus (Sold out to Symantec) has one of the largest vulnerability databases known to man. SF runs the most heavily used security related mailing lists on earth.
A worldwide team of security researchers dedicated to advancing the state of the art in securing networks and computers.
zurl.com /tech/computer-security   (3106 words)

  
 Audit ☼ Computer Security Audit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Security Audits. Management of business information has changed dramatically ... concern in the past was physical security of resident computer equipment, ...
Security audit. Application audit. Vulnerability assessment ... A security audit is conducted to assess the overall security of the customer's network, ...
An audit of past travel by city executives, particularly some 32 out-of-state trips taken by former Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris in 2003-2004, has prompted calls for tighter controls of travel requests and better record-keeping by the city.
www.audit-help.info /computersecurityaudit   (1856 words)

  
 ISSA UK - ISACA's European Computer Audit, Control and Conference (EuroCACS)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
ISACA's European Computer Audit, Control and Security Conference (EuroCACS) is being held in London (Hilton Metropole) from 19th to 22 March 2006www.isaca.org/eurocacs.
This conference is one of the most significant European events for managersand directors of audit, control, security, and governance.
More than 300 delegates come to depend on the EuroCACS Conference as an interactivegathering to network with current and future vendors.
www.issa-uk.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=208   (176 words)

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