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J277 1.4.2
Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities
Term | Definition |
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Authentication | Can confirm the identity of a user before they're allowed to access certain pieces of data or features of the program. |
Patch | An update designed to make something better or more secure |
Privacy | Keeping things secret from others |
Encryption | The purpose of scrambling data so it can be sent securely over networks and requires a key to read the data |
Anti–Malware | Software designed to find and quarantine or remove malware |
Physical Security | Using physical methods to protect data e.g. locks, biometrics etc |
Penetration testing | A method of assessing the security of a system by simulating real–world attacks |
User Access Levels | Protecting a system by setting level of permissions and privileges granted to users |
Firewall | Blocks unauthorised access by scanning all data packets entering and leaving the network |