10 Questions
What were the fundamental problems with ARPANET security identified in the 1970s and 80s?
No safety procedures for dial-up connections and nonexistent user identification and authorization
What was the primary purpose of UNIX during its creation in the late 1970s?
Text processing
What influenced the ability to secure a computer's data in the 2000s?
The security of every computer to which it is connected
What was the early focus of computer security research in the 1960s?
Multiplexed Information and Computing Service (MULTICS)
What brought millions of unsecured computer networks into continuous communication with each other in the 2000s?
The growth of the Internet
Which of the following best defines information security?
Maintaining a well-informed sense of assurance that information risks and controls are in balance
What was the immediate outcome after the development of the first mainframes in terms of security?
Implementation of multiple levels of security
Which term best describes the process of ensuring that information is always available and accessible to authorized users?
Information assurance
What is the primary reason for security professionals to review the origins of the field of information security?
To understand the impact on our understanding of information security today
What does the security systems development life cycle primarily involve?
Planning, designing, implementing, and testing security systems
Learn about the fundamentals of information security including defining information security, the history of computer security and its evolution, key terms and critical concepts, and the phases of security systems development life cycle.
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