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ITB provides security software, hardware, and
procedural methods to protect applications from external
threats. Security measures built into applications and a sound
application security routine minimize the likelihood that
hackers will be able to manipulate applications and access,
steal, modify, or delete sensitive data. Once an afterthought in
software design, security is becoming an increasingly important
concern during development as applications become more
frequently accessible over networks and are, as a result,
vulnerable to a wide variety of threats.
Actions taken to ensure application security are sometimes
called countermeasures. The most basic software countermeasure
is an application firewall that limits the execution of files or
the handling of data by specific installed programs. The most
common hardware countermeasure is a router that can prevent the
IP address of an individual computer from being directly visible
on the Internet. Other countermeasures include conventional
firewalls, encryption/decryption programs, anti-virus programs,
spyware detection/removal programs, and biometric authentication
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