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I am looking to pursue a career in computer security and defense. I am wanting to get a huge headstart on others in my industry the same age as me. In the current economy i think this is necessary, as i am a computer science major.

Pentagon / Dept. of Defense / CERT / SANS

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I need to write a paper on applications of discrete mathematics, but I want it to focus on computer security such as hacking, decrypting, cyber attacks. Any links or help understanding of what I should write about is greatly appreciated!

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i am writing a book which unfortunately i have decided will involve quite a bit of computer tech. my dad is a programmer but when he tries to explain stuff, it doesn’t help. I know what a basic firewall is, but next to that i know zilch. does anyone know some forms of advanced computer security?

College computers etc have a program installed called DeepFreeze or something similar but DF is the best. When the program is in frozen state you can work on computer and save your work on External HDD or usb key. This program stops all changes to computer even the most advanced virus.
Read up how to uninstall it first as they don’t give instruction with program for security reasons. This is the best type of security you can get. Also save your work on Microsoft skydrive while in frozen state.
They give 25gb yes twenty five gigabytes free storage. Comodo Time Machine > best free system restore program but it conflicts with DF. ImmunetProtect (best) and Threat fire are specially designed secondary Antivirus programs which can be used with Avast or AVG. The best Antivirus program is GData, from Germany. It is the only antivirus on the market that uses a double scanning engine. Best free software firewalls > Comodo firewall or ZoneAlarm. But again the absolute best defense is DeepFreeze, very few people have heard of it but this is why college computers are destruction proof as far as software and bugs

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Is it well paid?
I am thinking about doing an MSC in Computer security & forensics. I will have no work experience except for the industrial placement.
My first degree is Business administration (Banking and financial services).
Any advice please for my masters please!

Difficult question to answer because it depends on your location and the workforce.

From my experience it is definitely hard to get into the Security sector of IT, not to mention forensics.

You need plenty of work experience in similar sectors and you need to know your stuff, competition is tough.

Your best off doing Cisco Certified courses, which are expensive but may get your foot in the door.

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le54/learning_certification_type_home.html

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I’m eventually planning on getting a laptop and I’m wondering what is the best computer security that I can have for downloading music (not like iTunes, I"ll be using MP3Rocket)? I’ll be getting a lot of music but I don’t want my computer to be full of bugs and viruses and slow down my computer. I also don’t want it to block me from downloading music. Any suggestions?

Any thing which has real time protection.
Avira or kaspersky or avast.

But if you download ONLY SONGS. Microsoft security is the best for you

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Any suggestions on a topic? It can be anything dealing with computer security.

Check these sites:

http://www.google.com/search?q=research+paper+topic+on+computer+security%3F&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2GGFB_enUS226US227

DW

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i just want to understand deeply what computer security means. . pls help me ! thanks.

Definition of: computer security

The protection of data, networks and computing power. The protection of data (information security) is the most important. The protection of networks is important to prevent loss of server resources as well as to protect the network from being used for illegal purposes. The protection of computing power is relevant only to expensive machines such as large supercomputers. See information security and COMPUSEC.

A Practical Definition

In the spirit of practicality, I like the straightforward definition promulgated by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford in Practical UNIX & Internet Security: "A computer is secure if you can depend on it and its software to behave as you expect."4 In essence, a computer is secure if you can trust it. Data entered today will still be there tomorrow in unaltered form. If you made services x, y, and z available yesterday, they’re still available today.

I also like the practical definition offered by Tomas Olovsson, which is narrowed a bit: "A secure system is a system on which enough trust can be put to use it together with sensitive information."5

These practical definitions circumvent an obvious element: a secure system should be hard for unauthorized persons to break into — i.e., the value of the work necessary for an unauthorized person to break in should exceed the value of the protected data. Increasing attacker workload and the risks of detection are critical elements of computer security.

For the purposes of this book, I define "system security" as:

The ongoing and redundant <input type=

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Im 18 at the minute doing a diploma in IT, i want to become an expert in computer security, i want to be the best. What key subjects should i look into and study? so i can get some books about it and learn. Is it possible to become a master of computer security within 10 years? So the time im 28 for example?

To be honest, the field requires experience to get to the top of it. You will probably want a university degree in computer science, although a college diploma in IT is a step in the right direction. Historically, there has been no serious advantage going for a masters degree to work in computer security. If pure computer science doesn’t interest you, math (particularly cryptography) is a decent area of study as well. Some people I know have criminology backgrounds. Your approach is essentially correct – it takes about 10 years to be considered an expert, and that 10 years comprises varied experience.

You will want to learn to program in a few languages. Not so you can become a developer, but to understand how programming and software development works. You will also want to do some time as a system administrator to learn networking, network architecture, and exactly how users will screw up everything you try to do to increase security In my experience, all the best IT security folks spent a number of years as system administrators in medium to large organizations.

Although not necessary, it comes up on proposals a lot, so you will probably want to visit www.isc2.org and find out about getting your CISSP certification. If you’re new to the field, this will probably require some study to pass the exam.

Most IT security work is in consulting, and as a junior guy you’ll probably be doing electronic vulnerability assessments initially, firewall and router installation and configuration, and helping on threat and risk assessments. Doing those builds on your experiences as a programmer and system admin. Eventually, you’ll be leading consulting teams to provide overall security advice at the organizational level.

It’s important to lose any visions you might have of romantic late-at-night hacking where the geeky-but-cool hacker gets the girl. Most of IT security is policy and assessment, and is, quite frankly, about as exciting as a policy document can be (i.e. not very). Hacking forms a very small part. With 10-20 years experience, you’ll find yourself writing security policy, governance frameworks, and implementing security plans and policies in organizations.

Job satisfaction comes from knowing that you’ve made a little part of the world that much safer. Downsides of this work include intense frustration from the fact that you’ll tell people the same advice over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over… and they won’t listen, and repeatedly suffer the consequences that you warned them about. They will, of course, blame everyone but themselves.

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In these economically strained times, computer crime such identity theft from spyware runs rampant. Adding insult to injury, many malware can permanently disable your computer. Here are some tips for how to keep your computer up and running and free of spyware, adware and other malware.

• Run a spyware removal tool. Remember that many software that claims to remove spyware is actually spyware in disguise, so be wary and download antispyware only from reputable sources.

• Avoid Microsoft Outlook. This seemingly innocent program has so many unsavory security holes in it because of the great lengths it goes through to open and interpret your data, that it’s almost impossible to run without leaving your security door open for your PC to be infected by the next virus that comes out. Use an email managing system that has a good reputation and fewer adware problems. Check the internet to research the one that is best for you.

• Avoid Microsoft Internet Explorer for the same reason as Outlook.

• Keep all antivirus software up to date using the procedures that were included with it at purchase. Updates often are published daily, so update when one is offered.

• Stay current with your PC system updates. This is a high priority. If that fails, contact your manufacturer via Internet Explorer.

• Do not open an email attachment unless it’s from someone you trust, and from whom you’re expecting an attachment. Attachments should be sent separately from the email saying the attachment is coming. In other words, email your source that you will be sending an attachment in the next email, then email the attachment separately with a note. Ask senders to do the same for you.

• Use a firewall on all equipment that has this protection. If your Windows or browser box has the option of running personal firewall software, do it. You need multiple security layers, and this one is free and easy.

• Pick antiviral software with a good reputation. A computer expert can fill you in on the kind best suited for your PC. Please note that this software does not prevent the computer from getting viruses, it merely cleans up some of them once the computer is infected.

• Never set up a network share from your system. This also applies to a shared printer or a shared drive. Contact an internet security person if you need a jolt of fear regarding this matter. That person will tell you that this is like leaving the door open after moving into a mansion full of priceless artwork after a community home showing.

If you factor your time and effort into the proper care and prevention of computer problems, and use award-winning antispyware to remove spyware, adware and malware, you will remain a worry-free driver on the internet super highway.

Carl Atkinson

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I just received my Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in security. I have no practical experience, yet. I was wondering what certifications would be beneficial to helping me look more attractive to employers. Where should I start?

Go to your nearest computer course center.
Apply there only for getting some certififcate.
The certificate will be awarded to you after you complete an examination.

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