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security risk
any threat to the data held by a company or individual, including theft, loss or destruction
security precaution
any counter-measure to prevent a computer security threat
malware
any softwar...
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INF4831 INFORMATION SECURITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!
security risk
any threat to the data held by a company or individual, including theft, loss or
destruction
security precaution
any counter-measure to prevent a computer security threat
malware
any software or computer based activity that poses a threat
spyware
a program that installs onto a users system without permission, monitors the users work
and sends reports to a hacker
phishing
a fake e-mail requesting confidential information from a user, the hacker who sent it will
misuse the information, perhaps for fraud or identity theft
keylogging
a program or a gadget that installs onto a users system without permission and records
every key press, usually to steal passwords or credit card numbers which are sent to a
hacker
online fraud
any criminal activity on a network where a criminal misleads another person to steal
money or property
identity theft
a hacker can gather enough personal information to impersonate another person and
then misuse the identity to commit a crime
Denial of Service attacks
A hacker (alone or with others) sets up a computer to send a very large number of
messages to a server or website. There are so many messages and they come so fast
that the server is overloaded and stops working for normal users.
Cyber Law
Laws and rules to prevent crime or misuse of computers.
Computer Misuse Act
This law makes it an offence to hack (access a computer system without permission,
even just to look). It is also an offence to make or send a virus or malware.
hacking
Any kind of access to a system without permission.
Data Protection Act
This law protects the rights of Data Subjects about their personal data and forces data
controllers who store it to be responsible.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
This law gives automatic rights to people who create things like images, stories,
software or inventions. Other people cannot take or use the created item without the
permission of the maker.
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