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