Data Level Protection

Data Level Protection

1. Firewall

   • Can either be hardware or software
   • Stops unintended users from gaining access
   • Can be easy to install and can run in the background without being opened
   • Customisable

2. Antivirus software

   • Deletes viruses and protects your PC
   • Some are free
   • Monitors files
   • Can take a lot of processing power scanning files
   • Can take up space

3. Types of Viruses

   • 'Worm' A harmful program that is programmed to spread quickly, and are nearly always harmful
   • 'Rootkit' tools or programs are designed to give people unauthorised access to files
   • A 'Trojan Horse' is a malicious file pretending to be a different file