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- 1Which software detects, quarantines and repairs/removes any files which could be harmful to a computer system or network?Anti malware software
- 2This form of attack is where the hacker attempts to change data or introduce malware to the computer system.Active attack
- 3This form of attack is where the hacker uses software to crack security passwords through trial and error.Brute force attack
- 4What is the main reason why a good network policy will encrypt sensitive data?To make data unreadable to unauthorised users when being sent over a network.
- 5This form of attack is where someone monitors data traffic using network monitoring software/hardware to intercept sensitive data.Passive attack
- 6This form of attack is where a hacker floods a network with useless data packets (traffic) to make it extremely slow or inaccessible.Distributed denial of service attack (DDoS)
- 7How can you control what a user can do on a network? e.g running software and viewing/editing files.User access levels
- 8Which software controls which programs on your computer can send and receive data packets across the network?Firewall software
- 9Scareware, ransomware, spyware, viruses, worms and trojans are all examples ofMalware
- 10What is the main reason why a good network policy will enforce user access levels?To limit the number of people who can access sensitive information.
- 11What is the main reason why a good network policy will install anti malware and firewall software?To prevent and destroy malicious software attacks.
- 12What is the main reason why a good network policy will use passwords?To prevent unauthorised people from accessing the network.
- 13Why is penetration testing used?To find weaknesses on the network so that they can be fixed
- 14Which security threat is where criminals send emails claiming to be a well known business in order to steal information?Phishing
- 15This form of attack is where someone within the organisation exploits their network access to steal information.Insider attack
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