№1, 2014

FEATURES OF COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY ASSESSMENT

Tural E. Yunusov

The article analyzes the threats to security of computer systems, hardware vulnerabilities, malware error, the methods used for attacks, vulnerabilities related to human factor. Also taxonomy of computer systems security evaluation and their characteristics analysis have been conducted. (pp.104-108)  

Keywords: computer systems, security assessment, threat analysis, security assessment taxonomies, taxonomies features
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