Security, privacy and data integrity

What you'll learn

• Define the terms security, privacy, and integrity of data.
• Explain the need for data security and computer system security.
• Describe security measures such as user accounts, passwords, firewalls, antivirus, anti-spyware, and encryption.
• Identify security threats including viruses, spyware, hacking, phishing, and pharming.
• Discuss methods to reduce security risks like encryption and access rights.
• Explain the use of validation to protect data integrity.
• Describe the use of verification during data entry and data transfer to reduce errors.
• Calculate a check digit using the modulo-11 algorithm.

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