Match the words with a similar meaning.

 

gain modify malicious detect prevent accidental goal resource destruction reliance unintended apply

occasional use ruin find benefit purpose evil change guard trust means unplanned

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4 Some nouns and verbs have the same form in English. Read and translate the sentences into Russian. Say which is a noun and which is a verb in each pair of sentences.

 

noun = verb

 

1 Can you find a use for this box?

2 Students use their computers for study and work.

 

3 She is too shy to ask for help.

4 My fellow students always help me with my English homework.

 

5 Hackers illegally access information on computers.

6 For security reasons only scientists gain access to the area.

 

7 Constant change is the law of life.

8 I will ask them if they can change the time of my interview.

 

9 You will gain a lot of experience working there.

10 The company wants to realize the maximum financial gain.

READING

 

Read and translate the information about computer security.

 

Computer Security

Computer security, also known as cybersecurity, is a branch of IT (information technology) security which is intended to protect computers. Computer security prevents and detects unauthorized use of your computer. It includes both different processes and diverse mechanisms.

Computer security is of growing importance due to the increasing reliance of computer systems in most modern countries. Computer security helps to protect digital equipment, information and services from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction. Intruders can use your computer resources with malicious intent or for their own gain. They can even gain access to your computer accidentally.

Computer security is applied to both private and public computer networks, even to the whole Internet. As well as we apply it to computing devices such as computers and smartphones, as well as to both private and public computer networks, including the whole internet. Computer security includes physical security to prevent theft of equipment and information security to protect the data on that equipment.

Computer security involves telling computers what they are not to do. This makes computer security unique because most programmes tell computers what they must do. Security takes much of a computer power.

Computer security has three main security goals. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are at the heart of the security. They are also known as CIA.

ü Confidentiality: only authorized users are able to access information; other people cannot acquire information (keeping secrets).

ü Integrity: only authorized users are able to modify the data when they need; other people cannot change information (protecting data).

ü Availability: information is available to authorized users when they need it; other people cannot stop the computer from doing its job.

Other security goals include authentication, non-repudiation, accountability, and reliability.

Security professionals and home users must remember the following security measures: a firewall, antivirus software, an email scan, passwords, and a lot of others.