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2009
Book Article
Titel
Information security
Abstract
Information security becomes a more and more important factor in a modern society. Its main role is to protect electronic information from threats such as loss, manipulation and espionage. The article gives an overview of various IT attacks and counteractions and outlines some actual items, e.g. Trusted computing, Network security, Sender authentication for e-mails and Quantum cryptography.
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Malware
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Phishing und Pharming
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denial-of-service attack
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e-mail spam
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antivirus software
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Firewall
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encryption procedure
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authentication
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trusted link
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digital signature
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Home Banking
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security in wireless network
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VPN-Tunneling
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trusted computing
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network security
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sender authentication for e-mail
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quantum cryptography