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SECURITY RISKS
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- 1PHISHINGA request for personal information which can be used to carry out identify theft
(e.g. official-looking email with a link) - 2TROJANA virus which fools the user thinking it is something useful e.g. anti-virus software. They vary – can cause serious damage by deleting files/data to quite harmless causing irritation e.g. changing your desktop/adding silly desktop icons
- 3VIRUSESA malicious computer program that can corrupt or damage files throughout the system.
Most are attached to an executable file cannot do any harm unless you run or open it (e.g. email attachment ) - 4SPYWAREPrograms that run in a computer system to gather information and pass it onto other interested parties
- 5HACKINGUnauthorised entry into a computer system with(out) the intention of doing damage.
- 6WORMA malicious computer program which can automatically create copies of itself on other computers .
Similar to a virus but is not spread by human action it has the ability to travel on it’s own – creating a devastating effect - 7PHYSICAL THREATSInclude fire, flood, earthquakes, theft/removal of physical devices on which data is stored including USB sticks.
- 8DoS ATTACKSDenial-of-service attacks – attempt to stop a computer working by flooding it with other data such as requests etc…
- 9ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREIs software that can detect if a virus is present on a system, alert the user and remove it if desired
- 10DATA ENCRYPTION SOFTWAREUsed to store and transfer data by scrambling the data. Data is converted into a code using an encryption key before being transmitted it is then encrypted into the original data using a decryption key
- 11FIREWALLA piece of software or hardware which can have security attached to it. In order to pass through it, data must meet criteria set by the administrator of the system. Most common is blocking sites deemed unsuitable from being downloaded from the internet.
- 12ANTI-SPAM SOFTWAREIs software which can block junk emails or emails that are sent in bulk or from senders who you don’t know.
Dealing with it costs time, money and resources
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- Year 10 IT Karteikarten am SECURITY RISKS, erstellt von tyler poulton am 25/01/2017.
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