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Good Computer Security Practices for Two Areas of Current Concern - Personal Computers and Dial-Up Systems

NCJ Number
92550
Journal
Computer Security Journal Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall/Winter 1983) Pages: 77-88
Author(s)
W H Murray
Date Published
1983
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Security for personal computers used in business and for mainframe systems accessible via dial-up telephone lines are addressed and suggested good security practices given.
Abstract
For personal computers, security considerations include equipment protection from theft and damage; protection of data from improper access or alteration via hardware, software, and procedural methods; protection of personal computer applications from one another and from outside systems; and protection of the organization from legal consequences of personal computer misuse. Dial-up systems must balance low cost and easy accessibility against security and performance considerations. Techniques exist for identifying individual terminals, authenticating users, and isolating the mainframe via call-back procedures (manual and automated). Encyrption can be used (link-to-link, session-level, or application-level) as a powerful tool for securing data over communication lines. (Publisher abstract)

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