Key Security Concepts
- Asset: Anything of value to a company is considered an asset. If you are aware of the assets you are trying to protect, their value, their location, and their vulnerabilities, you will be more effective in how much time, effort, and money you invest in protecting those assets. You can make decisions.
- Vulnerability: A security flaw in the hardware, software, or configuration of a device or process is called a “vulnerability.” Parties responsible for remediating such vulnerabilities should conduct vulnerability testing on a regular basis.
- Risk: The likelihood of being targeted by a particular attack, the likelihood of a successful attack, and overall exposure to a particular threat are all referred to as ‘risk’. As you can see, there is risk where there is both vulnerability and danger.
- Threat: A particular type of attack source and means is called a “threat”. A threat analysis is performed to determine how best to protect your system against a particular threat or class of threats.
- Exploit: An exploit is a method or tool used by an attacker to exploit a vulnerability and damage a target system.
- Countermeasures: Countermeasures are protections that reduce possible risks. Countermeasures reduce the likelihood that an attacker can exploit a risk by reducing or eliminating the vulnerability.
Key Security Concepts
Network security is necessary to protect personal network hardware and clients from unwanted access, theft, damage, and other problems. The internet is the number one source of security threats. Control your network to protect it from these threats. The primary goal of network security is to protect Internet-connected machines from viruses and hackers. Firewalls, routers, and other devices give you control over your network’s security. Allow unauthorized access to unidentified individuals by undermining your own network security.