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What is cyber security?
What is cyber security?
Cyber security consists of the processes, practices and technologies designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorised access.
Cyber Security L1 Cyber security threats.pptx1. Cyber security threats
Cyber security L2 Social engineering.pptx2. Social engineering
Cyber security L3 Malicious code.pptx3. Malicious code
Cyber security L4 Detection and prevention.pptx4. Detection and prevention
Cyber security threats
Cyber security threats
• social engineering techniques
• malicious code
• weak and default passwords
• misconfigured access rights
• removable media
• unpatched and/or outdated software.
Penetration testing- white and black box penetration testing.
White box penetration test is to simulate a malicious insider who has knowledge of and (possibly) some basic credentials for the target system.
Black box penetration test is to simulate an external hack or cyber warfare attack.
Social engineering
Social engineering
Define the term social engineering.
Describe what social engineering is and how it can be protected against.
Explain the following forms of social engineering: • blagging (pretexting)
• phishing
• pharming
• shouldering (or shoulder surfing).
Malicious code
Malicious code
Define the term 'malware'.
Describe what malware is and how it can be protected against.
Describe the following forms of malware:
• computer virus
• trojan
• spyware
• adware.
Methods to detect and prevent cyber security threats.
Methods to detect and prevent cyber security threats.
Understand and be able to explain the following security measures:
• biometric measures (particularly for mobile devices)
• password systems
•Completely Automated Public Turning Test to tell Computers & Humans Apart. (CAPTCHA)
• using email confirmations to confirm a user’s identity
• automatic software updates
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