Ethical, Legal, Privacy and Data Security Flashcards
What is GDPR?
It specifies how businesses and public sector organisations can handle the information of their customers
Hacking
Breaking into a computer system without the permission of the owner
Under which UK law would someone be prosecuted for gaining unauthorised access?
Computer Misuse Act
What does GDPR cover?
Organisations outside the EU who offer goods and services to EU citizens
Who does GDPR apply to?
Controllers and Processors
Phishing is a kind of what?
Identity theft
When can software inventions be protected by patents in the UK?
When the software is an integral part of some machine or system that is patentable
What does it mean when a developer has to protect their software products?
Copyright
What information does GDPR apply to?
Personal data
Which is not a technique used by identity thieves?
Spamming
Sniffing
An electronic spying or eavesdropping
Spamming
Unsolicited emailing, can disrupt or disable networks
Denial of service attack
An attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users
3 types of identity theft
Phishing, Skimming, Shoulder surfing
Phishing
Fake requests for confidential data
