Protecting Data

Protecting Data

1. Techniques

   • File Permisions
     • Read Only
     • Read/Write
     • Full Control
     • This stops users from deleting, moving and editing files
   • Access Levels
     • This allows for per user basic access to certain prilages such as in a school with Student, Teacher and Admin
       • This stops malicious software being installed by lower access people and compromising the network
   • Backup & Recovery Procedures
     • Full Backup
       • Complete backup of all data
     • Incremental Backup
       • Back up of data that has changed since the previous backup ( of any kind )
     • Differential Backup
       • Backup of data that has changed since the previous full backup
     • Time consuming
   • Physical Access Control
   • Digital Certificates
   • Protcols
   • Passwords

2. Tools