Alexander Roberts - Network Security
Attacks & Threats
Social Engineering
Malware
Brute force
DOS
Data interception & Theft
SQL injection
Identifying vulnerabilities
Penetration testing
Anti-malware software
Firewalls
User access levels
Passwords
Encryption
Physical security
Restricts data entering & leaving network
Simulated cyber attack to identify vulnerabilities in systems, softwares & networks
Checks systems for malware
Physical security measures to prevent unauthorised users access to systems eg don't write pwds on post its, make sure server room is secure & don't allow malicious USB drives to reboot system
A security measure to prevent unauthorised users access to ur system
Making data hard to understand. Generally with a public & private key to make sure right ppl get the data
Hierarchies to determine who can & cannot access stuff
Denial of service means many data requests to a system/website to take down the website/system
malicious software
phishing, vishing, pharming, blagging - ways to use ppl to gain acess
spamming password form with millions of passwords to gain access to system
falsifying SQL commands to manipulate SQL DBs