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IS1106

Week4

TermDefinition
Social Engineering Manipulating people into revealing confidential data or giving access
Denial of Service Attacks Flooding a system or website with traffic to make it unavailable
Backdoor Access Using hidden access points to bypass security
Malicious Software Software designed to destroy systems or steal data
Internal threats Breaches caused by staff or insiders
Lack of security can cause: Loss of revenue Lowered market value Legal Liability
Business Impact Analysis Determines level of risk to firm if specific activity or process is not properly controlled
Security Policy Defines rules and procedures for data protection, access control and acceptable use
Security Audit Examines firm's overall security environment Lists and ranks all control weaknesses and estimates probability of their occurrence
Access and Communication controls Policies and procedures to prevent improper access to systems by unauthorized insiders/outsiders
Whitelisting A security process where an organisation identifies and approves specific software, applications, or websites that are allowed to run on its computers.
Blacklisting A process where everything is allowed to run except items explicitly identified as dangerous or unapproved
Business Contingency Planning A procedure to recover from a disaster and continue essential business operations
Created by: peadarbailey1206
 

 



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