how to stop Elliot getting viruses from his suspicious websites Flashcards
What is meant by the term “personal” or “sensitive” data?
Data which is personal to you and could give away your information
What items of personal data might online companies (shops, social media sites etc) have about you?bob
Passwords, name, DOB, address, card details, life story etc.
What can be done to protect personal/sensitive data?
VPN’s or changing your password regularly can stop people from stealing your data
How should you destroy old storage devices
Use a shredder or burn any which contain sensetive information
What does a Caesar Cipher do?
Moves all letters a certain amount of spaces down the alphabet
What is the difference between backup and archiving?
Backup is where the files are copied to another device to keep them safe. Archiving is where the files are compressed so they take up less space but still retains the information
Why might using compression algorithms be important for a company?
To save space
