Managing Threats to Digital Systems: Overview & Strategies
effective methods for addressing threats to digital systems, including external and internal attacks, security breaches, and the importance of disaster recovery policies. Learn about key terms, security measures, firewalls, ethical hacking, encryption, and more.
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Component 3 Learning Aim B Revision Mind Maps Threats to digital systems and how an organisation can manage them.
Key Terms Intellectual Property Ransomware Malware Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks Cybersecurity An external attack is External attack methods include: Impacts of security breach Immediate Impact Longer-term Impact Internal security threats: Reasons why systems are attacked Key Terms Social Engineering Phishing Pharming Productivity An internal attack is
Permitted access means Benefits Drawbacks Examples of physical security measures: Passwords are Passwords can take several different forms, such as: Benefits Drawbacks Benefits Drawbacks Examples of biometric security measures: How does 2 factor authentication work? Benefits Drawbacks What are biometrics?
A firewall is Key Terms: Firewall Local Area Network (LAN) Access Control List (ACL) Shoulder Surfing Session Cookies Worms Trojans Rootkit Spyware A software firewall A hardware firewall Benefits of firewalls Drawbacks of firewalls What is malware? Anti-virus software is Advantages Different types of malware: Disadvantages Common techniques used to make applications easier to use Most websites obscure data entry Advantage? Avoids the need to remember passwords Some sites allow the user to stay logged in BUT
Ethical hacking is Key Terms: Vulnerable Security patches Privilege What is device hardening? Steps of penetration testing: Examples of device hardening techniques: Benefits of pen testing Drawbacks of pen testing Advantages Encryption is Disadvantages Encryption algorithm + key
Why are disaster recovery policies created? Considerations when writing a disaster recovery policy: Types of disaster Dos and Don ts for password creation Examples of security policies: What is an AUP? What are the risks of installing and using unapproved software? Password Strength? Examples PASSWORD, 123456 LiverPool5 A?vEr8gS! Actions to take after attack: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
