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| Lenovo® | Adobe® | HP |
| Microsoft® | Toshiba® | AOL® |
| Dell® | Gateway® | AT&T® |
| SONY® | Avira® | IBM® |
Defining "computer security" is not trivial. The difficulty lies in developing a definition that is broad enough to be valid regardless of the system being described, yet specific enough to describe what security really is. In a generic sense, security is "freedom from risk or danger." In the context of computer science, security is the prevention of, or protection against,
This can be re-stated: "Security is the ability of a system to protect information and system resources with respect to confidentiality and integrity." Note that the scope of this second definition includes system resources, which include CPUs, disks, and programs, in addition to information.
Computer security is frequently associated with three core areas, which can be conveniently summarized by the acronym "CIA":
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