Introductory Overview of Computer Security

A computer security subsystem is defined, herein, as§hardware, firmware and/or software which can be added§to a computer system to enhance the security of the§overall system. A subsystem''s primary utility is to§increase the security of a computer system.The system§that the subsystem is to protect is referred to as§the protected computer system Interpretation. When§corporate into a computer system environment,§evaluated computer security subsystems may be very§effective in reducing or eliminating certain types of§vulnerabilities whenever entire evaluated systems are§unavailable or impractical.The product evaluation§type is done by the National Computer Security Center§through the Trusted Product Evaluation Process using§this interpretation for subsystems. The expanding§growth and complexity of communication networking,§and the risks presented by a new breed of skillful§hackers, serious security threats are an unfortunate§certainty within the highly interconnected office§environment of now days. These threats are very§common and the results are costly to those businesses§that have been affected. Apparently the victims§aren''t entirely at random which is often assumed to§be the case