Blagging - Making up fake scenarios to try and gain sensitive information, Cyber security - The process, methods and technologies which are used to protects out systems, devices and data from damage, unauthorised access and attack, Social engineering - The art of manipulating someone into giving up their personal/sensitive information, Phishing - Using SMS/emails to try and trick people into giving up personal information, Shouldering - Aiming to gain access to sensitive/private data by looking over someone, Cyber security threats e.g. - Weak and default passwords, Out of date software, Removable media, Misconfigured access rights, Malware - Refers to malicious code which is intended to to cause harm or damage/ steal data, Computer virus - Copies itself across a computer/network (activated when use opens the infected file), Adware - Displays unwanted adverts to a user (often in an ‘unclosable window’), Trojans - Disguised as a legit program, when executed, it causes damage to the hard drive/programs, Spyware - Monitors/observes the user’s activity on a computer/network (often used to steal passwords, pins, bank details), How do you detect/prevent cyber threats - Biometric measures, E-mail verification/2FA, CAPTCHA codes, Automatic software updates, Passwords, Regular backup of data, Anti-malware software, Spam filters, Penetration testing - Attempting to gain access to resources without knowledge of login credentials, and other normal means of access. Helps to identify vulnerabilities to make the network/system stronger, Internal penetration test - Simulate a malicious insider who has some knowledge of target system, External penetration test - Simulate an external cyber warfare attack where you have no knowledge of how to access, Pros/Cons internal penetration test - Can be used to target specific vulnerabilities, you know exactly what you are trying to test so better for the company to use, Pros/Cons external penetration test - Trying to discover and find weak spots in the system, requires a lot of investigation/brute force to find issues,

3.6 Cyber security

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