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Preventing Vunerabilities
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- 1Network forensicsSimilar to police forensics, network administrators can use audit trail data to solve data mysteries. An intrusion detection system can and alert administrators in real-time.
- 2Penetration testing‘Pen’ testing is the practice of deliberately trying to find security breaches in your own systems. This is to identify the targets of potential attacks.
- 3Network policiesMost organisations have an Acceptable Use Policy which employees (or students) are required to sign and agree to before using the network system.
- 4Anti-malware softwareAnti-malware for software detects and blocks unwanted input to the computer, including viruses, Trojans, spyware, adware and spam.
- 5FirewallsA firewall checks data from the internet or a network and either blocks it or lets its pass through, depending on its settings.
- 6User access levelsNetwork managers can set up groups of users with different levels of access to the network. This prevents people with a lower qualification from seeing data they aren't meant to.
- 7PasswordsUse a minimum of eight characters
Use a mixture of numbers, lowercase and uppercase characters
Include symbols such as &, !, #, %
Do not include your name, DOB or personal details.
- 8EncryptionIn cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding a message or information in such a way that only authorized parties can access it. Encryption does not itself prevent interference, but denies the intelligible content to a would-be interceptor, maybe moving the characters one letter left on the keyboard.
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- Computing Flashcards on Preventing Vunerabilities, created by Patricija T on 23/11/2017.
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