Implementation of a Data and Computer Security Application

Abstract

As information requirements become more complex, users have adapted computer in almost all their daily endeavors. This has made a lot of users to be online and perform most of their businesses online. The basic data security utility applications that are provided by most operating systems and other application software is not strong enough to allow people to carry over the confidence found in the physical world to the electronic world. It does not allow people to do business electronically without worries of deceit and not being able to have personal information kept secret and secured from hackers and crackers. Data security has therefore become a major problem that will jeopardize the various electronic initiatives (e-initiatives) in business, administration, education etc if not properly addressed through all possible means (Syngress, 2008) In this work, we design and implement security software which will enable users to protect their data using several data security techniques and approaches which are considered highly reliable. These security techniques include; improved encryption and decryption methods, improved folder protection techniques, improved computer system monitoring using key logger and camera video streaming (Thawte, 2008).