UNIT:4 COMPUTER SECURITY

UNIT:4 COMPUTER SECURITY

1. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SECURITY

   • KNOW HOW TO USE IT (we should ce careful when using tools that we are unfamilar with, especially online)
   • KNOW WHAT SECURITY TOOLS are avaliable to us
   • APPLY A SET OF BASIC SECURITY RULES to guide our interaction with other Internet users

2. SECURITY ON THE COMPUTER

   • THREATS TO THE COMPUTER : MALICIOUS SOFTWARE
     • MALWARE is software developed for malicious purposes, such as viruses, trjans, worms, spyware
   • TYPES OF MALWARE
     • virus
     • keylogger
     • worm
     • spyware
       • Trojan
       • adware
       • hijackers
   • MORE TERMINOLOGY
     • hackers
     • pharming
     • spam or junk mail
     • crackers
     • cookies
     • hoaxes
   • SOFTWARE TO PROTECT THE COMPUTER:COMPUTER SECURITY
     • ANTIVIRUS
       • Is a program that analyses the different units and devices and coming and outgoing data flows
     • FIREWALL
       • A system that controls and filters incoming and outgoing network trffic
     • PROXY
       • software installed on a computer
     • PASSWORD
       • help to protect the security of a file, folder or computer
     • CRYPTOGRAPHY
       • Thos is the encrypting of information used to protect files, communications and password

3. PERSONAL SAFETY

   • THREATS TO PEOPLE OR THEIR IDENTITY
     • UNINTENDED ACCES
     • IDENTIFY THEFT
     • LOSS
     • CYBERBULLYING

4. SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION

   • Programs are available to facilitate parental control over internet use

5. OUR ATTITUDE, THE BEST PROTECTION

   • As well as the software avaliable to us

6. DIGITAL IDENTITY. DIGITAL CERTIFICATES

   • Everithing you do on internet leaves a trace, a digital foodprint that talks about you