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IT security  

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  • Security refers to the act of maintaining the integrity of resources under one's control, whether this means installing a deadbolt on a door or ensuring that computer systems are invulnerable. Along with advances in technology come people whose goal is to misuse them. [Source: Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning; It Security]

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