Unit 1 - LO5 Understand Ethical and Operational Issues and Threats to Computer Systems

Question 1

Threats

Answer 1

. Phishing
. Hacking
. Virus
. Trojan
. Interception
. Eavesdropping
. Data theft
. Social engineering

Question 2

Phishing

Answer 2

Misleading individuals or organisations into paring with their confidential and personal data to commit fraud.

Question 3

Hacking

Answer 3

Not all hacking is external, as employees also hack their own company systems.

Question 4

Virus

Answer 4

Malicious code that replicates by copying itself to another program, boot sector or document and changes how the computer system works

Question 5

Trojan

Answer 5

Introducing a piece of code which, when certain conditions are met, will carry out an action which will be detrimental to the system.

Question 6

Interception

Answer 6

When the data packets on the internet are intercepted by a third party and copied, edited or transferred to a new location.

Question 7

Eavesdropping

Answer 7

Listening to communication traffic not intended for the reader or listener.

Question 8

Data theft

Answer 8

Illegally removing copies of personal or company data from information systems.

Question 9

Social engineering

Answer 9

The manipulation of individuals to trick them into giving sensitive information.