Importance of Operating System Security
Importance of Operating System Security Introduction of Security: In the modern age of computer networking, security has become a very important issue. The operating system must have well-designed mechanisms for protecting computer resources against potential threats like data theft, virus programs, accidental or intentional data loss, and unauthorized access. The computing resources include information stored in the system as well as memory, CPU, disks, devices, etc. Most of the information stored inside the computer system is highly valuable. Similarly, a process must be protected from improper interference by other processes. The protection mechanisms are implemented through protection policies. The protection policies may be built into the operating system or determined by the system administrator. For example: a protection policy may determine which processes are authorized to abort another process. The protection policy may determine which processes are authorized to a...