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Elementary Information Security, 3rd Edition
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Elementary Information Security, 3rd Edition

by Richard E. Smith
October 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
708 pages
26h
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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CHAPTER 4Sharing Files

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About This Chapter

In this chapter, we work with the mechanisms provided by operating systems like Unix and Windows to protect files and folders. We also take a technical look at the fifth phase of the security process: monitoring the system. The chapter focuses on these topics:

  • ■   Tailoring the security policy to grant special access to individuals or groups

  • ■   Permission flags in Unix-like systems

  • ■   Access control lists in Macintosh and Windows systems

  • ■   Monitoring system events through logging

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ISBN: 9781284153057