System Security Flashcards
1
Q
What is HTTPS?
A
- A secure version of Hyper Text Transfer Protol
2
Q
What is software Piracy?
A
- Using software illegally, which results in losses of lots of money
3
Q
What is content filtering of web content?
A
- The process of restricintg acess to certin material on the web (i.e. u already know dat ting)
4
Q
What are cookies?
A
- very small text files that are downloaded from the web server to a web browser
- this records acitivties which are sent back to the web servers, which are useful for like autofiling serveys
- They can also be annoying for things like advertismenets
5
Q
What is bluetooth vunerability?
A
- Radiowaves get intercepted
6
Q
Name 4 types of secruity measures
A
- Mac address filtering
- Firewalls
- Authentication
- Encryption
7
Q
Describe mac address flitering
A
- All devices have a unique, individual mac address, which can be put on a white or black list, which prevents them fromacessing the network if blacklisted
8
Q
Describe Fire Walls
A
- Software network security System that monitors and contols all traffic going in and out of the network