firewall

firewalls

Is a program on your computer to protect your computer from all types of threats and if you have a server and you wasn’t to protect it you can use a firewall.Depending how good your firewall is you can prevent any type of threat but if your firewall is old and bad threats can get in but not all threats.

Anti-Virus Software

1. What is anti-virus software?Anti virus software is a program that you install that is used to scan your computer for any viruses/malware that can be detected during the scan. It can also remove it for you as well sometimes to keep the computer safe.

2. Why should you update this software?

You should update this software regularly because there are always new viruses that are being made. By updating to new software, it should insure that these new viruses cannot harm your computer of anti-virus system.

Access levels

• Read only• Read and write• Full control

• An Access level is a maintenance option in computer basic input/output system settings that shows the current user's access level.

• Passwords are sequences of characters which is hard for anyone else to work out also known as a strong password and can change it regularly which it a good idea for the maximum protection for your account, For example Facebook or eBay so it’s a good idea to change your password to prevent people getting access to your account and to stop anyone to get your credit card details. Some people think that it is a bad thing to change their password because they might forget the password next time they try to log in.

• Encryption is the process of encoding messages (or information) in such a way that third parties cannot read it.• It is so important because if a hacker gets access to the file he wont

be able to read it because the file will be in plain text. The text is translated in a design called encryption algorithm. This mean the writing will appear as ciphertext.

What is encryption?

• Encryption is the process of encoding messages (or information) in such a way that third parties cannot read it.• It is so important because if a hacker gets access to the file he wont

be able to read it because the file will be in plain text. The text is translated in a design called encryption algorithm. This mean the writing will appear as ciphertext.

What is encryption?

• This is something that makes sure that people cannot access your computer such as, doors, passwords on your computer and windows which stop any opportunist threats. If there are not any physical barriers present then it makes it easier for someone to gain personal information from this computer. • Opening a ICT company next to a river may not be a smart idea, especially if it is prone to flooding. If your equipment is on the ground floor you are going to loose it, however it can be overcome by building it higher above the ground.

What is a physical barrier?

A back up is a copy of a file or other item of data made in case the original is lost or damaged.