What is meant by cyber security Flashcards

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What is cyber security?

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How software and hardware is protected

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What is confidentiality?

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Information protected by the computer misuse act 1990 and GDPR 2018 that people want to keep private

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What is integrity?

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assurance given to the accuracy and trustworthiness of data.

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What is availability?

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assurance of information being available when needed

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What is unauthorised access?

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Gaining access to systems, networks, data without permission

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What is escalation of privileges?

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Giving a user rights that other users do not have

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What is vertical escalation of privileges?

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The invader increases their level of access by finding system flaws

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What is horizontal escalation of privileges?

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gain access to other normal users areas, rather than increasing level of access

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How can information disclosure be a cyber security threat?

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Organisations hold confidential data which in the wrong hands has negative repercussions for them

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How can Inaccessible data be a cyber security threat?

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Changed passwords lock users out of their own account

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How can theft be a cyber security threat?

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Hackers can obtain access to an individuals information

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