Data Security This paper is about data security and what is done to try to keep data safe, especially on The Internet. The subject was chosen because it is very important in the information age of today. Also a majority of studies right now deal with Internet protocols and computer networking, for this reason I thought this paper would be beneficial to myself. Earlier computer systems based Dos, UNIX, Novell version 3.12, and certain earlier versions of Windows did not incorporate the kinds of security needed today. “”Security” has become a buzzword. It has joined “ speed,” ”ease of use,” and “interoperability” as one of those