BTEC Tech Award DIT - Threats, Prevention, Policy (Complete)

Malware is...

• Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

• Intercepting data when it is been sent

• Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

• Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

A Man in the Middle Attack is...

• Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

• Intercepting data when it is been sent

• Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

• Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

A Denial of Service Attack is...

• Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

• Intercepting data when it is been sent

• Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

• Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

Hacking is...

• Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

• Intercepting data when it is been sent

• Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

• Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

Internal Threats to a company can be...

• Employees visiting untrustworthy websites

• Employees bringing in portable devices containing malware

• Someone hacking a computer from across the internet

• Someone flooding the company website with traffic and data to take it down

Which of the following are physical security measures?

• CCTV

• Anti-virus software

• Locks

• Passwords

Passwords...

• Must be simple

• Must be the same between accounts

• Vary between accounts

• Must be complex

Biometrics are...

• Something you are (Facial Recognition, Fingerprint)

• Something you know (Password, PIN)

• Something you have (Phone, Secure key)

A firewall...

• Sits between company computers and the internet and filters out unwanted data and access attempts

• Runs on a computer and removes viruses as and when they enter the system

• Encrypts files as they are created and sent over the internet so they cannot be read

Back-ups should be...

• Automatic

• Manual

• Regular

• When needed