Security

Question 1

Ways to stop people accessing your data physically

Answer 1

Password Protection
User access levels
Account locked after certain number of attempts
Data protection acts

Question 2

Ways to stop people accessing your data online

Answer 2

• Firewalls-stops unwanted traffic and can block users and IP addresses
• MAC address filtering-stops devices accessing network but user can use different device
• Encryption- makes data unreadable without key or software.

Question 3

Cyber Security definition

Answer 3

The process, practices and technology designed to protect technology from attack

Question 4

Physical ways to access data

Answer 4

• removable data- theft and virus
• social engineering- manipulating people to give personal data
• shouldering/shoulder surfing-gaining access by observation
• Blagging- recklessly obtaining or disclosing personal data without consent of owner

Question 5

Online ways to access data

Answer 5

• Default or weak passwords no unique passwords
• phising- emails designed to steal money, get login details and identity
• pharming- Redirecting website traffic to another similar DNS server

Question 6

Define Malware

Answer 6

Refers to a variety of farms of hostile or intrusive software

Question 7

Define Spyware

Answer 7

Software that gathers information on personal or organisations( tracks you)-Illegal

Question 8

Define Adware

Answer 8

Analyses user visited sites and sends adverts-LEGAL

Question 9

Define trojan

Answer 9

When the user does something e.g. Click a link will start a different protocol and add malware in your computer

Question 10

Define Computer Virus

Answer 10

Installed onto a computer without permission and is sometimes annoying