Information Security — Winter 2018

State the types of computer criminals. How are they different from other criminals?

Explain the terms attacks and vulnerabilities.

How could defense methods be used for safer computing?

How could time related errors pose a threat to information security?

Explain the terms 1. Buffer Overflow 2. Flaws 3. Trusted System

How are military security policies different from commercial security policies?

How does multilevel security help to keep information secure?

What are the ways to setup auditability access control?

How are the terms integrity, confidentiality and availability related to information security?

What are the ways in which network vulnerabilities insecure information?

Why are threat in transit dangerous in keeping information secure?

Briefly explain protocol flaws with respect to information security.

How could one use integrity and confidentiality threats to keep information secure?

How are organizational security policies used for information security?

Why should one perform risk analysis for building an information secure system?

How are computer related privacy problems an hindrance to information security?

Explain the similarities and differences among copyrights, patents and trade secrets with respect to information security.