Computer Security Measures, Tools and Best Practices

Unauthorized computer access is one of the most common, troublesome and potentially destructive behavior problems facing society. It is the high-tech equivalent of breaking and entering a home or business. Once the unlawful entry has been accomplished, what happens next depends on the level of the intruder’s destructive intent, computer skills, and the value of the property available for destruction or theft. This paper highlights the tools needed to fight computer insecurity and the best practices that are needed to guide our infrastructures from being accessed in an unauthorized setting.