1 - Understanding What Is Meant By Cyber Security

Question 1

What is cyber security? (1.1)

Answer 1

How organisations and individuals protect their information, assets, data, software and hardware.

Question 2

How is confidentiality legal? 1.1

Answer 2

The computer misuse act (1990) and data protection act (1998)

Question 3

What is malware? 1.1

Answer 3

Included virus, Trojan’s, spywear

Question 4

What is Unauthorised access? (1.2)

Answer 4

Accessing a computer system, network, data, and program without permission.

Question 5

What is hacking? (1.2)

Answer 5

Gaining access o information without bring given a legitimate username and password.

Question 6

What is the escalation of privalidge? (1.2)

Answer 6

It gives users the rights of access and editing that normal users do not have

Question 7

What is the modification of data? (1.2)

Answer 7

The data that is entered, amended, sorted or deleted by those with authorisation.

Question 8

What a inaccessible data? (1.2)

Answer 8

The way in which access to data or services can be denied to a user. These types of attacks are linked with malicious software.

Question 9

What is destruction? (1.2)

Answer 9

Data being deleted when no longer useful and intentionally deleted.

Question 10

What a the need to protect an organisations data?

Answer 10

Not doing so will result in fines and appearances in court. Also ruin the reputation.