BTEC DIT Device Hardening and Encryption

What is device hardening?

• Making a device more resilient to threats

• Making the external shell of the device stronger

• Using physical security to stop your device being stolen

• Employing Ted

Which of the following could are examples of device hardening methods?

Select ALL that are appropriate.

• Using a firewall

• Using antivirus

• Encyption

• Ensuring that you are using the most up to date software

What is the name given to encrypted data?

• CipherText

• PlainText

• A Key

• An Algorithm

What is the name given to data that has not been encrypted?

• CipherText

• PlainText

• A Key

• An Algorithm

What is applied to data to encrypt it?

• CipherText

• PlainText

• A Key

• An Algorithm

What is required to decrypt the data once it has been received?

• CipherText

• PlainText

• A Key

• An Algorithm

Which term best describes "Encryption?"

• Turning data into numbers

• Turning data into code

• Sending data

• Turning data into images

What is the purpose of encryption?

Select all that are appropriate.

• To make data more secure

• To prevent data being stolen

• To protect the person sending the data

• To prevent wrong data being sent

Which of the following are strengths of encryption?

(Two answers)

• Encryption scrambles data so that other cannot easily read it.

• Does not stop data from being stolen

• Using encryption ensures that organisations must comply with data protection laws

• Encryption prevents someone from hacking into a device.

Which of the following are weaknesses linked with encryption?

(Three answers)

• Encrypting a large amount of data can take time.

• Does not stop data from being stolen

• Using encryption ensures that organisations must comply with data protection laws

• Encryption methods need to continually evolve as attackers find new ways to access data.