What is ENCRYPTION?

Encryption refers to algorithmic schemes that encode plain text into non-readable form or cyphertext, providing privacy. The receiver of the encrypted text uses a "key" to decrypt the message, returning it to its original plain text form. The key is the trigger mechanism to thealgorithm.

ADVANTAGES of ENCRYPTION

Encryption can protect information stored on your computer from unauthorized access - even from people who otherwise have access to your computer system.

Encryption can protect information while it is in transit from one computer system to another.

Encryption can be used to deter and detect accidental or intentional alterations in your data.

Encryption can be used to verify whether or not the author of a document is really who you think it is.

What is FIREWALL

A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass.
Many personal computer operating systems include software-based firewalls to protect against threats from the public Internet. Many routers that pass data between networks contain firewall components and, conversely, many firewalls can perform basic routing functions.

ADVANTAGES of FIREWALL

-A feeling of increased security that your PC and contents are being protected.
-Relatively inexpensive or free for personal use.
-New releases are becoming user friendly.
-You can monitor incoming and outgoing security alerts and the firewall company will record and track down an intrusion attempt depending on the severity.
-Some firewalls but not all can detect viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or data collectors. -All firewalls can be tested for effectiveness by using products that test for leaks or probe for open ports.

Possible Problems of FIREWALL

one recurring problem we encounter frequently is that people have
problems with SynCE, it is not working for them and often it turns out
that they have a firewall running.

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS IN BIOMETRIC

The use of biometrics for digital security has multiple problems:
The Technology Problem
The Social Acceptability Problem
The Clonability Problem
The Life and Limb Problem

The technology problem is that today's biometric technologies are not yet cost-effective enough for everyday use if you want anywhere close to six-sigma performance at a reasonable price.

The social acceptability problem includes sense of privacy of the public. People, in general, do not want parts of their body duplicated in databases.

The first two problems could potentially be overcome. However, the clonability problem is the one problem which I believe is insurmountable. Biometrics will not work for cyber access to digital systems because biometrics cannot be changed and cannot be kept secret. Biometrics are clonable...

ADVANTAGES of BIOMETRIc

* Increase security - Provide a convenient and low-cost additional tier of security.

* Reduce fraud by employing hard-to-forge technologies and materials. For e.g.Minimise the opportunity for ID fraud, buddy punching.

* Eliminate problems caused by lost IDs or forgotten passwords by using physiological attributes. For e.g. Prevent unauthorised use of lost, stolen or "borrowed" ID cards.

* Reduce password administration costs.

* Replace hard-to-remember passwords which may be shared or observed.

* Integrate a wide range of biometric solutions and technologies, customer applications and databases into a robust and scalable control solution for facility and network access

* Make it possible, automatically, to know WHO did WHAT, WHERE and WHEN!

* Offer significant cost savings or increasing ROI in areas such as Loss Prevention or Time & Attendance.

* Unequivocally link an individual to a transaction or event.

What is BIOMETRIC?

Biometric technologies are crucial components of secure personal identification and verification systems, which control access to valuable information, to economic assets, and to parts of our national infrastructure. It refers to an automated system that can identify an individual by measuring their physical and behavioral uniqueness or patterns, and comparing it to those on record. In other words, instead of requiring personal identification cards, magnetic cards, keys or passwords, biometrics can identify fingerprints, face, iris, palm prints, signature, DNA, or retinas of an individual for easy and convenient verification. With the boom in Internet-based business and the increased need for accurate verification when accessing accounts, biometrics is the simplest and most convenient the solution. Its universal, unique, permanent and measurable features ensures security of information in E-commerce, such as on-line banking and shopping malls. Biometrics can also provide you with convenience and security, by enabling a machine to verify the individual by itself and to respond to the individual’s requests. Through the use of such physical controls as access control, and punch card maintenance, user restrictions on certain apparatus can be made possible with an automated verification system.

Law,Ethics,Computer Technology

         LAW

    -->  can be defined broadly as a system of standards and rules of civil society (ie. standards of human conduct that impose obligations and grant corresponding rights, and institutional rules regarding the ascertainment, creation, modification, and enforcement of these standards.)

        ETHICS

   -->  also known as MORAL PHILOSOPHY. It is a branch of philosophy that concerned with conduct and character. It's the systematic study of the principles and methods for distinguishing right from wrong and good from bad. 

       COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

   --> it is used in programming, and designing. Computer Technology was used in schools, offices, banks, schools and many others.