Technical reports
Computer security –
a layperson’s guide, from the bottom up
June 2002, 23 pages
DOI: 10.48456/tr-550
Abstract
Computer security as a technical matter is complex, and opaque for those who are not themselves computer professionals but who encounter, or are ultimately responsible for, computer systems. This paper presents the essentials of computer security in non-technical terms, with the aim of helping people affected by computer systems to understand what security is about and to withstand the blinding with science mantras that too often obscure the real issues.
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@TechReport{UCAM-CL-TR-550, author = {Sp{\"a}rck Jones, Karen}, title = {{Computer security -- a layperson's guide, from the bottom up}}, year = 2002, month = jun, url = {https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-550.pdf}, institution = {University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory}, doi = {10.48456/tr-550}, number = {UCAM-CL-TR-550} }