Difference between revisions of "Increased demand in security & surveillance"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Security's principal purpose is to create an environment for quality of life or business. | |||
The fundamental categories, or functions, of security are: | |||
Authentication, which involves identifying or describing people or systems, authorization which is about setting limits, boundaries, and expectations of behaviour. Administration which is the processes of managing (adding, removing, modifying) identities or privileges of a secure system or group of people is also included and audit which is about evaluating the effectiveness of existing authentication, authorization or administration processes. | |||
== Enablers == | == Enablers == | ||
Revision as of 02:50, 6 March 2007
Description
Security's principal purpose is to create an environment for quality of life or business.
The fundamental categories, or functions, of security are:
Authentication, which involves identifying or describing people or systems, authorization which is about setting limits, boundaries, and expectations of behaviour. Administration which is the processes of managing (adding, removing, modifying) identities or privileges of a secure system or group of people is also included and audit which is about evaluating the effectiveness of existing authentication, authorization or administration processes.