April 2004
Intermediate to advanced
864 pages
20h 58m
English
When networks first started appearing, they tended to be isolated, stand-alone networks. Securing these private networks was relatively easy: make sure critical assets were backed up regularly, keep the power on, and keep plenty of spare replacement parts in the cupboard. These networks did not provide much function, though, and they did not stay isolated for very long.
Computer installations during the 1950s consisted of stand-alone mainframes that used punch cards for data entry and magnetic tapes for data storage. These systems were mostly automated calculating machines with limited processing power and no interconnectivity.
The next step was to connect disk storage devices and dumb terminals to ...
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