Zusammenfassung der Ressource
NETWORK
SECURITY
- PASSWORD
- A password is used to help to keep people out
- a password makes sure your account is secure.
- FIREWALL
- used to help protect a computer network and intruders
- should be used on email attachments.
- controls which programs can send and receive data packets.
- used when program is trying to connect to another network
- ENCRYPTION
- encryption allows you to write hidden message.
- you encrypt a letter by using a cipher
- to decrypt a message you use a key.
- you use encryption when you want to write a secret message to someone
- to tell if a website is using encryption the link will start with http
- ANTI VIRUS
- should be used when downloading new software from the internet
- prevents harmful data entering your computer
- scans the computer periodically
- needs updating regularly to make sure thst
- quarantines any programs or files which are harmful
- protects against malicious software