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- 1malware can be detected byrunning anti malware software regularly
- 2denial of service attackUsing a firewall to control which programs
can send and receive data packets, so that
only authorised users & trusted programs
can access the network. - 3star topolgyAll nodes indirectly connect to each other through
a switch, hub or router. The switch acts as a
central point through which all communications
are passed. - 4topolgyA network's topology is the arrangement, or
pattern, in which all nodes on a network are
connected together. Today, the most common
topologies used are the star topology. - 5full mesh topolgyWith a full mesh topology, each node is
directly connected to every other node.
This means a communication can be sent
along many individual routes. - 6nodesAny device connected to a network is
referred to as a node. All nodes are
connected to the network either by a wire or
wirelessly. - 7brute force attackUsing strong passwords
Locking accounts after a certain
number of login attempts - 8passive attacksUsing encryption
Using network forensics
Using penetration testing - 9EncryptionEncryption scrambles the data
packets being sent and
received across the network
or outside the network so that
unauthorised users cannot
access personal information
without the encryption key. - 10User Access LevelsUser access levels control which
part of the network users can
access. User access levels are used
to limit the number of people with
access to important data,
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