Security in Computing

1. Introduction

In this chapter:

• Threats, vulnerabilities, and controls

• Confidentiality, integrity, and availability

• Attackers and attack types; method, opportunity, and motive

• Valuing assets

On 11 February 2013, residents of Great Falls, Montana received the following warning on their televisions [INF13]. The transmission displayed a message banner on the bottom of the screen (as depicted in Figure 1-1).

FIGURE 1-1 Emergency Broadcast Warning

And the following alert was broadcast:

[Beep Beep Beep: the sound pattern of the U.S. government Emergency Alert System. The following text then scrolled across the screen:]

Civil authorities ...