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I am a Delphi Developer and I want to use &nbsp;and ActiveX component (for Compression) in my application. Will this make my program more vulnerable to Virus attacks ? My program is a backup application that uses FTP and Sockets to transfer files and messages. My program has nothing to do with a Internet browser.
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I am a Delphi Developer and I want to use  and ActiveX component (for Compression) in my application. Will this make my program more vulnerable to Virus attacks ? My program is a backup application that uses FTP and Sockets to transfer files and messages. My program has nothing to do with a Internet browser.

ActiveX Vulnerability

ActiveX

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Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.