1.4.2 Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities

Question 1

How do you prevent a brute force attack? (3)

Answer 1

Use a strong password (1) limit number of password attempts (1) firewall (1)

Question 2

How do you prevent data interception? (1)

Answer 2

Encryption (1)

Question 3

How do you prevent a malware attack? (1)

Answer 3

Anti-virus (1)

Question 4

How can you prevent phishing? (2)

Answer 4

Network policy (1) firewall (1)

Question 5

What is penetration testing? (1)

Answer 5

Looking for security flaws in a network (1)

Question 6

Ho can you protect against social engineering? (1)

Answer 6

Training (1)

Question 7

How can you protect against DDoS? (2)

Answer 7

Use a proxy server (1) or a firewall (1)

Question 8

What are the methods of protecting a network? (7)

Answer 8

Penetration testing (1) Anti-malware software (1) Firewalls (1) User access levels (1) passwords (1) encryption (1) physical security (1)

Question 9

What is physical security? (2)

Answer 9

Methods to prevent access to hardware (1) eg locks on doors (1)

Question 10

What are user access levels? (2)

Answer 10

A set of rules (1) that govern what users can do on a network (1)

Question 11

What should a strong password include? (3)

Answer 11

At least one uppercase letter (1) lowercase letter (1) and number / symbol (1)