What is system security?
Protection of computer systems and data from unauthorized access and threats.
What are the three components of the CIA triad?
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
What is a control hijacking attack?
It manipulates program flow to execute unintended or attacker-controlled code.
What happens when a buffer receives more data than its capacity?
The extra data may overwrite adjacent memory.
System Security Definition - Label
Protection from unauthorized access and damage
CIA triad components
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Control Hijacking
Manipulating program flow to run malicious code
Buffer Overflow
Exceeding buffer allocated memory capacity
Integer Overflow
Arithmetic result outside valid range
Memory Safety Issue
Vulnerabilities from unsafe memory operations
Isolation in Browsers
Separating processes to prevent attack spread
Test your knowledge with 11 questions on System Security Fundamentals.
1. Which security objective ensures that information is accessible to authorized users when it is needed?
2. A user successfully proves their identity and is then allowed to view but not alter a file. Which security functions are illustrated by these two steps?
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