Data Protection

Data Protection

1. Password control of access

   • Upper and lower case characters
   • Special Characters
   • Use more than 8 characters
   • Use a mix of numbers and letters

2. Access levels

   • Access levels are different types of access towards data depending on the person
   • In a company Someone more important will have more access to data than a normal employee

3. Anti-Virus/ Spyware software

   • Anti-virus software is used to protect your system from any malicious software knowns as malware
     • Trojans
     • Viruses
   • Examples are:
     • AVG
     • Norton
     • Mcafee

4. Back up and recovery

   • Data can be backed up using many different methods
     • Flash Drive
     • Cloud Storage

5. Encryption

   • Encryption is the process of encoding a message or information so that the sender and recipient only know how to decode it

6. Firewall

   • The firewall monitors your network/system incoming and outgoing network traffic.
   • A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another outside network