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Internet security
* affects all of what is digital commerce.
* fuzzy subject to the general business computing community.
* growing concern for many users today.
* is handled by a secret PIN number and encryption of data
  - increasingly important as more people utilize high-speed Internet access
* is more important for advanced corporate systems than local networks and desktops
  - than just encrypted connection
  - the biggest impediment to electronic commerce
  - viewed by some as an oxymoron equivalent to military intelligence
* major issue for corporations rushing to sell their wares and services online.
* necessity for anyone using the Web.
* part of a larger security issue known as network security.

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Job security
* improves respect in the workplace.
* increases health and well-being.
* is about being able to find a job
  - one area in which the demand for high-tech skills comes through loud and clear
  - the most central economic issue for most people
* key factor in the job-search strategies of most employment seekers.
* means financial security, and the cycle goes on
  - the family's livelihood
* no-no in the free market age.
* threatens profits since workers with seniority get higher wages and more benefits.

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National security
* begins with personal security.
* depends heavily on diplomacy.
* depends on energy security
  - science and technology
* includes economic security or more accurately economic advantage.
* is about every citizen
  - an area where a president can act even without bipartisan consensus
* is the first responsibility of the federal government
  - most fundamental task of a government
  - threatened by a heavy reliance on oil from abroad
* means preventing war or terrorism on American soil.

### condition | safety | security:

Network security
* can be an issue, and Internet communications suffer from limited bandwidth.
* growing concern for all companies and organizations.
* is about managing and quantifying risk.
* is an arms race, where the attackers have all the advantages
  - environment of attack identification and defense
  - issue that no small business can afford to avoid
  - one of the biggest issues businesses face in using the Internet
  - oriented around the communication aspects of a networked environment
* key to a secure working enviroment.
* represents that foundation upon which all e-commerce is built.

Personal security
* is higher in the most urbanised countries than in the least urbanised countries
  - the responsibility of each individual member
* remains a concern in many developing and international countries.

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Physical security
* addresses the issue of deliberate or unintended compromise of business data.
* is an issue for both servers and end-user client computers
  - as important as emotional security
  - dependent on integrated systems with budgetary constraints
  - handled by keeping doors locked out of normal hours
  - important because of the expense of hardware and software
* is the first layer of security
  - foundation of all other security measures
  - most often overlooked aspect of computer security
* protects the storage of medical and user information.
* refers to the actual location of the hardware.