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Threats To Data & Protecting It
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1-------------------- Six Data Threat Types: --------------------- Virus
- Phishing
- Malware
-Hackers
- Opportunist
- Accidental Damage - 2Computer VirusesMalicious programs designed to replicate and spread across a computer or network to damage or corrupt files and data
Protect: Anti-Virus Software - 3PhishingWhen hackers use fake emails or websites to trick people into clicking links and then entering their personal data
eg. bank passwords
Protect: Password Control - 4MalwareThe name for several types of malicious software: Trojans, Adware, Spyware and other nasty software that aims to cause damage to files and/or steal data
Protect: Firewall - 5HackersPeople who purposefully try to gain unauthorized access to a computer or a network
Protect: Encryption - 6OpportunistA company's network security can be breached by people who take a random opportunity eg. an unattended computer
Protect: Physical Barriers - 7Accidental DamageThis could include fires, floods or other natural disasters or damage from untrained users
Protect: Backup & Recovery - 8-------------------- Eight Data Protection Types: --------------------Physical Barriers
Password Control
Access Levels
Anti-virus Software
Firewall
Encryption
Backup & Recovery
Personal Privacy Settings - 9Physical BarriersProtection: Locks on doors, CCTV and security guards for companies or turning computers off at night
- 10Password ControlA strong password is at least eight characters. It includes uppercase and lowercase along with numbers and symbols
- 11Access LevelsEnsures people only have access to the parts of the system they need
- 12Anti-virus SoftwareSoftware that works by scanning your files and then deleting a virus or put safely in quarantine
- 13FirewallSoftware that monitors data coming in and out of a network to protect it from viruses, malware and hackers. It puts a 'wall' around the network
- 14EncryptionScrambling data to turn it into a secret code before sending it over a network or the Internet so the hackers can't decode and understand it
- 15Backup & RecoveryA backup is a copy of data kept in a different location. Recovery is replacing the data: copying the backup files back into the original location
- 16Personal Privacy SettingsSecurity Settings can be used on social networking sites to protect users' privacy
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- BTEC Information Technology Flashcards on Threats To Data & Protecting It, created by Layla Gabica on 19/01/2022.
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