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Protection of Data
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- 1Physical BarriersMeans protection such as lock on doors, or CCTV or even turning computers off at night
- 2Password control of accessA strong password is at least 8 characters and includes uppercase, lowercase and even numbers and symbols
- 3Access levelsEnsures people only have access to the parts of the system they need. (staff would also need training before gaining greater access)
- 4Anti-virus softwareSoftware that works by scanning your files and the deleting a virus or safely in quarantine
- 5FirewallSoftware that monitors data coming in and out of a network to protect it from viruses, malware and hackers. It puts a 'wall' around a network.
- 6EncryptionMeans scrambling data to turn it into a secret code before sending it over a network, or the internet so hackers can't decode and understand it.
- 7Personal privacy SettingsSecurity settings can be used on social networking sites to protect users' privacy.
- 8how computers check if a password is entered correctlyWhen you enter a password its run through a algorithm and compares what you typed in and the stored password
- 9Backup and recoveryA backup is a copy of data kept in a different location. Recovery is replacing data, such as copying the backup files to the original location.
- 10Types of back upfull back up
Incremental
Differential - 11Full back upall data is backed up every time the system runs
- 12Incrementalonly the data that has been created or changed since the last back up
- 13DifferentialOnly the data that has changed since the previous full back up
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- Flashcards on Protection of Data, created by Rahat Ahmed on 23/01/2019.
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