Computer & Network Security Threats

Modern organizations depend heavily on their information systems and large investments are made on them annually. These systems are now computerized and networking has been the common trend during the last decade. The availability of information and computer resources within an organization as well as between cooperating organizations is often critical for the production of goods and services. Computer security is traditionally defined by the three attributes of confidentiality, integrity and availability. Confidentiality is the prevention of unauthorized disclosure of information. Integrity is the prevention of unauthorized modification of information and Availability is the prevention of unauthorized withholding of information or resources. This paper study about the various types of security threats and computer system assets.