PROTECTION OF DATA

Question 1

Physical barriers?

Answer 1

• Real world protection such as locks on doors, CCTV cameras and turning off computers at night.

Question 2

Password control of access?

Answer 2

• Using strong passwords that are at least eight characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number and symbol

Question 3

Access levels?

Answer 3

• Ensuring people only have access to the parts of the system they need and training them before giving them greater access

Question 4

Anti-virus software?

Answer 4

• Software that deletes or quarantines viruses

Question 5

Firewall?

Answer 5

• Software that monitors data coming in and out of a network and protects it from viruses, malware, and hackers

Question 6

Encryption?

Answer 6

• Turing data into a secret code before sending it over a network or the internet

Question 7

Backup and recovery?

Answer 7

• Making a copy of data in a different place to the original data incase the data becomes corrupt or is accidentally deleted

Question 8

Recovery?

Answer 8

• Replacing the data if something happens, such as deletion or corruption

Question 9

Personal safety?

Answer 9

• Security settings can be used on social networking sites to protect users privacy and reputation

Question 10

What is identity theft?

Answer 10

• Identity theft is where someone uses another individual personal details to pretend they are them.
• They may set up accounts, access bank accounts or make purchases.