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Systems Security Threats

There are security risks to almost any system. Any computer, network or device that can communicate with other technologies, allows software to be installed, or is accessible to groups of people faces any number of potential threats. The system may be at risk of unauthorized access, disclosure of information, destruction or modification of data, code attacks through malicious software, or any number of other risks discussed in this book.

Some of the most common threats to systems come in the form of malicious software, which is commonly referred to as malware. Malware is carefully crafted software written by attackers and designed to compromise security and/or do damage. These programs are written to be independent ...