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Disk Security and Data Protection

Disk and data security can mean several things.
1. Protection of the physical disk or computer from theft or damage.
2. Protection of data from loss or corruption.
3. Recovery of accidentally dropped or deliberately deleted data.
4. Data Encryption
5. Protection from Software Invaders
1. Physical theft prevention
Physical theft prevention uses techniques which could work for other devices. Don’t leave [...]

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From Cookie Monster to PC Worm

The Cookie Monster existed before Sesame Street and personal computers.
An IBM computer operator at Brown University teased his users by locking out their terminals and manually sending them messages asking for a cookie until they typed “cookie.” This was soon automated by other jokesters at MIT by a timer operated script inserted in a user’s [...]

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