B2 Prevention and management of data

Question 1

User access restrictions

Answer 1

Physical security measures (locks)
Passwords
Using correct settings and levels of permitted access
Access rights & Permissions

Question 2

Access rights

Answer 2

Programs can allow certain levels of access to different users so that they are limited to the data they can see

Question 3

Permissions

Answer 3

Folders can be set up to only allow different types of access to certain users e.g. read/write/delete

Question 4

What is Authentication?

Answer 4

Authentication is used to verify the identity of the user. They are identified with a username and this is authenticated with the use of a password

Question 5

What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Answer 5

Two-factor authentication is a second layer of security involving something the user knows e.g. password, and something the user possesses e.g. sending a code via SMS or email to a phone or computer. Small devices can produce a code, known as a token, to be input as the 2nd factor.

Question 6

Firewall

Answer 6

The job of a firewall is to stop unwanted packages of data entering the network

Question 7

What is data level protection?

Answer 7

Software/interface design
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