The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) lists nine tasks for home computer security. The list includes; use of antivirus, maintain updates, use caution with email attachments, use firewall software, maintain regular backups, use strong passwords, use care installing downloaded programs, use a hardware firewall, and use encryption and access controls (CERT. 2002). These guidelines deal more with the computer than they person using it. This is in contrast to the guidelines in chapter seven of the book Computer Security Fundamentals, which deal predominately with reducing the risk of corporate espionage, but there is a degree of overlap between the two.
The first of the twelve guidelines in chapter seven cover many of the CERT guidelines. According to Chuck Easttom (2012), “Always use all reasonable network security: firewalls, intrusion detection software, antispyware, patching and updating the operating system, and proper usage of policies” (p.143). This particular guideline from the book covers half of the recommendations from CERT, such as use of antivirus, maintain updates, use firewall software, and, use a hardware firewall. Many of the recommendations from Chuck Easttom (2012) are specifically geared toward employees. Those are items such as using the policy of least privilege, separation of duties, using a need to know approach, background checks, and nondisclosure agreements – all of which are designed to limit the potential damage an employee can cause (p.143-144).
Handling Employees
Some of the most relevant and useful strategies for reducing the risk of corporate espionage are detailed in Computer Security Fundamentals. These are policies such as least privilege, use of shredders, and encryption. To add to that, c...
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...lowercase, symbols, or numbers. It is entirely possible for an employee to have a password such as 123456 or 111111. According to Microsoft (2012), a complex password should contain at least three of five categories; uppercase letters, lowercase letters, base 10 digits, nonalphanumeric characters, and any Unicode character that is not an uppercase or lowercase character.
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CERT. (2002). Home Computer Security. Retrieved January 5, 2014 from http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
Easttom, C. (2012). Computer security fundamentals. Indianapolis. Pearson.
Microsoft. (2012). Passwords must meet complexity requirements. Retrieved January 5, 2014 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786468%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
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