Security in Computing 5th Edition by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Charles P Pfleeger, Jonathan Margulies

Exercise 19

List three different sources of water to a computing system, and state a control for each.

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Sources of water to computing systems

The three types of water resources to computing system can be sudden flood, pipe bursts and roof collapse in case of storms. Thus, water can enter from anywhere including below, above or from the sides.

Water through flood can enter the workstations and can cause major loss of information. The systems may get destroyed. If a pipe burst happens, the water can enter the work place leading to loss. Also, collapse of roof due to storms leads to severe destruction.

The machinery may get damaged due to water and mud. The equipments may get destroyed. The information stored in the systems may get lost.