system security

system security

1. threats posed by networks

   • malware
     • bad software that will cause harm
   • phishing
     • attempting to get information out of people eg like bank details
   • social engineering
     • using people to create weak link
   • brute force
     • going through all options physicly
   • DDOS/DOS
     • when a server has to many requests and it causes a crash
   • data interception and theft
     • Where data is intercepted during transmission. This is done using software.
   • SQL injection
     • SQL injection is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with the queries that an application makes to its database. It generally allows an attacker to view data that they are not normally able to retrieve
   • poor network policy

2. identify and prevent vanrabilities

   • penetration testing
     • an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system
   • network forensics
   • network policies
   • anti-malware software
     • detects and isolates malware
   • firewalls
     • hardware and software that doesnt let malware to your network
   • user access levels
     • affects their abilities to perform specific actions
   • password
   • encryption
     • files kept under lock and key