System Security

Secure - protected against threats; safe.

Access - obtain or retrieve.

Avoid - Stay away from.

Malicious - intentionally harmful

Trusted - regarded as reliable or truthful.

Legitimate - conforming to the law or to rules.

Protection - The process of protecting your computer against unauthorized intrusions.

Prevention - Stopping something bad happening before it happens

Firewall - a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and permits or blocks data packets based on a set of security rules.

Automatic updates - keeps software programs updated without having to check for and install available updates manually.

Hacker - A person who tries to illegally access or attack a computer network or device

Password - A string of characters that allow access to certain parts of a computer program

Brute force attack - A network attack which uses software to crack security passwords through trial and error

Denial of service attack (DDOS) - A network attack which stops users from accessing a part of the network or website

Legal issues - Issues concerned with breaking the law or doing something unlawfully

Computer Misuse Act -1990 - The UK law that makes it illegal to hack into a person’s computer and to disrupt deliberately someone else’s computer.

Data Protection Act -1998 - The UK law that tells organisations how they must protect the personal data of real people.

Copyright and patents act - An act to protect property and patents from being used or modified without the owners permission

Creative commons licence - Permits sharing of creative work as long as certain requests from the original creator are upheld