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# [4] Define whitelists, blacklists, anomaly detection, and virtualization.  Explain how they are four fundamental strategies in computer security.
# [4] Define whitelists, blacklists, anomaly detection, and virtualization.  Explain how they are four fundamental strategies in computer security.
# [2] Why is it harder to implement protection boundaries within a process, as compared to having an operating system implement protection boundaries?  Explain.
# [2] Why is it harder to implement protection boundaries within a process, as compared to having an operating system implement protection boundaries?  Explain.
# [2] Why are system calls a good interface for implementing security protections?  Compare system calls to function/method calls in this context.

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Due: April 9, 2018, 10 AM

  1. [2] When code runs in a "sandboxed environment" does this refer to a specific security technology? Explain briefly.
  2. [4] Define whitelists, blacklists, anomaly detection, and virtualization. Explain how they are four fundamental strategies in computer security.
  3. [2] Why is it harder to implement protection boundaries within a process, as compared to having an operating system implement protection boundaries? Explain.
  4. [2] Why are system calls a good interface for implementing security protections? Compare system calls to function/method calls in this context.