Chapter 8Security Mechanisms

Since the early days of computer technology, security has been a vital issue for both IT professionals and developers. How do we secure our computers, operating systems, software, networks, and communications? These were the questions that computer professionals were asked all the time—and many projects in every organization were performed to configure security settings at the maximum possible level. Well, so many years after those first computers, the questions remain the same. Technology is evolving. Unfortunately, computer attacks have also evolved.

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