Internet security

Internet security is a branch of computer security specifically related to the Internet, often involving browser security but also network security on a more general level as it applies to other applications or operating systems on a whole.

Description

Its objective is to establish rules and measures to use against attacks over the Internet.

The Internet represents an insecure channel for exchanging information leading to a high risk of intrusion or fraud, such as phishing.

Different methods have been used to protect the transfer of data, including encryption.]

Quotes

As security expert Bruce Schneier put it, "Security is a process, not a product."

Torvalds agrees. His message, according to the Washington Post is this, "Security of any system can never be perfect. So it always must be weighed against other priorities -- such as speed, flexibility, and ease of use -- in a series of inherently nuanced trade-offs." This is a process, Torvalds suggested, poorly understood by his critics."

Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-vs-the-internet-security-pros/

See also

• Browser security
• Computer security
• Cross-site scripting
• HTTP cookie
• Internet
• Operating system
• ssh-keygen
• Security
• Web security

Exterior links

• Internet security @ Wikipedia