Security Issues & Solutions

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Confronting Issues in Online Learning Communities:

Confronting Issues in Online Learning Communities Victor Guinyard ECOMP 6203 Lesley University Security Issues & Solutions

Principle Security Issues :

Principle Security Issues Authentication Privacy

Principle Security Issue #1 :

Principle Security Issue #1 Authentication increasing change regimes (change password once a month) longer and more complex passwords (alpha-numeric & required length) reduction in allowed input error rates

Principle Security Issue #2 :

Principle Security Issue #2 Privacy intellectual property rights copyright privacy rights

Important Fact:

Important Fact The user is a crucial link in the security chain that must be considered as a valued asset rather than a flawed chink in the armor.

Important Fact:

Important Fact Computer security tends to concentrate on human misuse rather than computer malfunctions.

Two Important Aspects of Security:

Two Important Aspects of Security Confidentiality protection of information from unauthorized access Integrity maintaining the unimpaired condition of both the system and the data used

Different Ways To Authenticate A User:

Different Ways To Authenticate A User Knowledge-based Authentication Token-based Authentication Biometrics

Knowledge-based Authentication:

Knowledge-based Authentication for the user to tell the computer something only they know (e.g. password) both simple and economical

Token-based Authentication:

Token-based Authentication for the user to show the computer something only they possess (e.g. a key card)

Biometrics:

Biometrics for the user themselves to be measured by the computer (e.g. fingerprint)

Knowledge-based Authentication Mechanisms:

Knowledge-based Authentication Mechanisms Passphrases (a phrase required instead of a word) Cognitive passwords (question-and-answer session of personal details) Associative passwords (a series of words and associations) Passfaces (user selection of faces)

Possible Solutions:

providing appropriate feedback date-stamping country of origin for transmission digital watermarking water casting learn socially acceptable behaviors development of guidelines and boundaries that encourage and nurture trust Possible Solutions