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ITMG481 Week 4 Assignment (3% of Grade)
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Lesson 4 Review: Security & Hacking
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce what you have learned so far about security and hacking.
1. What do we mean by “computer security” or “cybersecurity”? (Minimum word count: 60)
Although the concepts of “computer security” or “cybersecurity” still lack theoretical consensus, they are
usually related to reliability, availability, and safety of computer systems. These concepts are also related
to integrity, confidentiality, and protection of data (privacy). According to Richard Epstein (2007),
cybersecurity can be depicted as three main elements that are: (i) confidentiality, which refers to
unauthorized access prevention; (ii) integrity, which refers to protection of the integrity of the original
data; (iii) and accessibility, which refers to availability of resources for authorized users. Additional
authors, such as Neumann (2004), point out that cybersecurity is also preventing computer system misuse,
malfunction, and accident – which can both protect privacy and undermine access to information for
appropriate users. (Word count: 117)
2. How can cybersecurity concerns be differentiated from issues in cybercrime? (Minimum word
count: 60)
Cybersecurity concerns can be differentiated from issues in cybercrime by their definition. Cybersecurity
refers to the security of computers whereas cybercrime refers to crimes committed at onlin...