OPERATING SYSTEM BASICS An Operating system is basically a intermediary agent between the user and the computer hardware. Manages the computer’s resources (hardware, abstract resources, software) It’s a resource allocator. It is also used to control programs to prevent errors and improper computer use. It is interrupt driven. Users and Processes access the Computer’s resources … Read more
IT SECURITY SERVICES LIFE CYCLE The IT security services life cycle provides IT security decision makers and managers with a six phase process by which they can select, implement, and manage IT security services. This Topic details the various life-cycle phases and the issues and decisions within each phase. the security services life cycle has … Read more
What is an Internet of Things (IoT) The Internet of Things(IoT) can be defined as a network of physical objects or people called “things” that are embedded with software, electronics, network, and sensors which allows these objects to collect and exchange data. The goal of IoT is to extend to internet connectivity from standard devices … Read more
Government perspective Several countries have recognised the importance of the Internet of Things for future economic growth and sustainability. From 2006 onwards the European Commission launched public consultations and stimulated widely open discussions on RFID and the Internet of Things, especially regarding critical policy issues such as governance, privacy, and resilience/security. These initiatives reached their … Read more
mysql_secure_installation – MySQL Script mysql_secure_installation is a shell script available on Unix systems, and enables you to improve the security of your MariaDB or MySQL installation in the following ways: You can set a password for root accounts. You can remove root accounts that are accessible from outside the local host. You can remove anonymous-user accounts. … Read more
How Java Changed the Internet The Internet helped catapult Java to the forefront of programming, and Java, in turn, had a profound effect on the Internet. In addition to simplifying web programming in general, Java innovated a new type of networked program called the applet that changed the way the online world thought about content. … Read more
Development of the Internet of Things Today, there are roughly 1.5 billion Internet-enabled PCs and over 1 billion Internet-enabled cell phones. The present “Internet of PCs” will move towards an “Internet of Things” in which 50 to 100 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Some projections indicate that in the same … Read more
WHY IS IT SECURITY NECESSARY? Most companies use electronic information extensively to support their daily business processes. Data is stored on customers, products, contracts, financial results, accounting, etc. If this electronic information were to become available to competitors or to become corrupted, false or disappear, what would happen? What would the consequences be? Could the … Read more
SECURITY AND ITS NEED What needs to be protected, against whom and how? Security is the protection of information, systems and services against disasters, mistakes and manipulation so that the likelihood and impactof security incidents are minimized. A threat is a danger which could affect the security (confidentiality, integrity, availability) of assets, leading to a … Read more
Origin of the concept of “Internet of Things” MIT Auto-ID Center The phrase “Internet of Things” was coined some 20 years ago by the founders of the original MIT Auto-ID Center, with special mention to Kevin Ashton in 1999 2 and David L. Brock in 2001 3 . The term “Auto-ID” refers to any broad … Read more