Activity 5 (Midterms)

 

Renee Sarah L. Pumida

Activity 5 (Midterms)

1. What is Information Security?

2. What are the Cybersecurity Threats?

3. How to keep your data and computer secure? Indicate your reference ebook.


Information Security

Information Security is used to protect information or data from threats. It is made to prevent the operating system from viruses by implementing network security system, the Firewall. It controls the virus that can be detected which can affect the information of a system or affect the whole system. The computer system can be well-protected if the Information Security is turned on, aside from protecting the system the confidentiality of the information is also applied to monitor every network around the system.

 

Cybersecurity Threats

In a system, a Cybersecurity Threats are mostly the threats that intentionally want to hack or access the data of others, by hacking and destroying the security to have the control of the system. These are the Cybersecurity Threats you may deal with in handling a system or network:

1. Trojans - a virus that intended to mislead users by pretending to be software detecting virus, but it is really a trap leads to affecting the system.

2. Identity Theft - It is a threat that hacker is impersonating someone's identity to gain something from them such as access of credit cards or passwords of private belongings.

3. Virus - It is the common threats every user experienced, by clicking or accessing unfamiliar sites or link virus can affect the system by spreading from every part of it.

4. Hacking - It is an illegal threat that mostly hackers do wherein they will try to destroy or simply guessing the access of someone's system without telling the owner for them to get in to have the control all over the system.

5. Cyberterrorism - This threat can affect not the system but also the people's lives by attacking the system of a country to have the all access for them to use as their advantage.

 

How to keep your data and computer secure?

You can keep your data and computer secure by accessing a Security System wherein it will protect and prevent the system from viruses and threats. Software as a virus scanner and cleaner can be used before or after accessing new information or data. Also, to secure your data and computer before clicking or visiting unusual sites make sure it is virus-free and a network that can be trusted with its quality and security. “Think before you click”, first is think what sites or link you will be accessing and observe thoroughly with it by searching for its reliability before clicking and opening it.


P.S. 

There is no response from the library, all the information are gathered from internet. The reference is indicated below.

 

Reference: 

https://www.academia.edu/34854470/Computer_Fundamentals_and_Information_Technology_Series_1_With_Simple_Visual_Basic_2008_Jumpstart

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