Data Protection

Data Protection

1. Viruses

   • Types Of Viruses
     • Macro Virus
       • Direct Action Virus
     • Resident Virus
     • Multipartite Virus
     • File Infector Virus
   • Malware is an umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransom ware, spyware, adware, scare ware, and other malicious programs.

2. Protections

   • Avast
   • Bit Defender

3. Trojan

   • A Trojan horse, or Trojan, in computing is any malicious computer program which misrepresents itself to appear useful, routine, or interesting in order to persuade a victim to install it.
   • Spyware
     • Spyware is a type of malware that is installed on a computer without the knowledge of the owner in order to collect the owner's private information. Spyware is often hidden from the user in order to gather information about internet interaction.
     • Scareware
       • Some forms of spyware and adware also use scare ware tactics. A tactic frequently used by criminals involves convincing users that a virus has infected their computer.

4. Hacking

   • Preventions
     • Firewall
     • McAfee
   • Phishing
     • Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details and sometimes indirectly, money, often for malicious reasons.

5. Worms

   • A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures.

6. Legislation

   • Computer Misuse Act
   • Data Protection Act

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