Chapter 5 Security

Chapter 5 Security

1. NETWORK FORENSICS

2. NETWORK POLICIES

3. PENETRATION TESTING

4. ANTI-MALWARE SOFTWARE

5. FIREWALL

6. MALEWARE

   • Software that is designed to disrupt or harm a user's computer
   • Is short for malicious software

7. USER ACCESS LEVELS

8. SECURE PASSWORD

   • Strong passwords can help to protect against brute force attacks
   • The longer the password the better and it helps if it contains numbers, a mix of capitals and lowercase letters and special characters

9. ENCRYPTION

   • Scrambles up data before it is sent across a network or the internet
   • Only the person who knows the secret encryption key can unscramble it so it doesn't matter if it's intercepted by criminals