Chapter 9 & 21 : Security

Question 1

State vulnerabilities that malware can exploit

Answer 1

1. Lack of training and awareness in staff
2. which can lead to them accessing suspicious websites
3. and downloading data from them or opening attatchments from emails.
4. Additionally they can also set up weak passwords.
5. Anti virus or anti malware software that is not up to date, or even installed, or if it does not complete scans, or firewalls not being installed correctly.
6. Buffer overflow.

Question 2

Explain how SSL or TLS keeps information secure.

Question 3

Identify items that could be contained in a digital certificate.

Answer 3

1. serial and version numbers.
2. identification of the ceritification authority issuing the certificate, such as thier name and or digital certifcate.
3. validity date and duration.
4. the subject’s identification such as their name and or public key.
5. algorithms used to create the signature or hash the certificate as well as the hashed certificate.