Networks & Security - Security Precautions Flashcards

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What is anti-virus software?

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Software used to prevent viruses from damaging computer systems

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What are security suites?

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Groups of programs that are designed to block threats to your computer

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What are security protocols?

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Rules to control communication between networked computers

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What is a firewall?

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Provides a means of checking all data coming into and going out of a network

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What are good features of a password?

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Using both numbers and symbols as well as letters

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What are biometrics?

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They use people’s unique, physical characteristics to identify them to a computer system

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What is encryption?

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Putting data into a code that a hacker can’t understand without having the key to the code

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How does anti-virus software work?

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The software will look for binary patterns already known in an existing virus and will look for unusual activity

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