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Physical security protects against physical threats like fires, floods, theft or vandalism that could damage hardware, software or networks. Cyber security secures digital devices and networks from malicious cyber attacks aimed at accessing, changing or destroying sensitive information. Information security, also called infosec, is the broader practice of protecting all types of information by reducing information risks and preventing unauthorized access, use, disruption or modification of data.

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Assignment Security (T1)

Physical security protects against physical threats like fires, floods, theft or vandalism that could damage hardware, software or networks. Cyber security secures digital devices and networks from malicious cyber attacks aimed at accessing, changing or destroying sensitive information. Information security, also called infosec, is the broader practice of protecting all types of information by reducing information risks and preventing unauthorized access, use, disruption or modification of data.

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Q1: Define Physical security, Cyber security and information security.

Also write down the difference among them.

Security
The term security basically means to be free from or resilience against
any types of potential harm caused by others.
Physical Security
Physical security is the protection of personal hardware, software,
networks and other personal data form against any types of physical
actions and events that could cause serious loss or damage to an
enterprise, agency or institution. This includes protection from fire,
flood, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism and terrorism etc.
Cyber Security
Cyber security is the process of securing computers, servers, mobile
devices, networks, and personal data from any type of malicious attacks.
These cyber-attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or
destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users; or
interrupting normal business processes.
Implementing effective cyber security measures is particularly
challenging today because there are more devices than people, and
attackers are becoming more innovative.

Things cyber security can learn from physical security:

 Identify and classify your assets and resources (what to protect)


 Identify plausible threats (who to protect it from)
 Identify plausible vulnerabilities that threats may exploit (the
likelihood)
 Identify the expected cost if bad things happen (the consequences)

Information Security

Information security, sometimes shortened to infosec, is the practice of


protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of
information risk management. It typically involves preventing or at least
reducing the probability of unauthorized/inappropriate access to data, or
the unlawful use, disclosure, disruption, deletion, corruption,
modification, inspection, recording or devaluation of information. It also
involves actions intended to reduce the adverse impacts of such
incidents.

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