COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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HTTPS://
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HTTP://
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Claire, a co-worker, is browsing the Internet and wants to know if it’s safe to enter her credit card info. into a website. What do you tell her to look for? You enabled file encryption on your local computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antivirus software, originally designed to detect and remove viruses from computers, can also protect against a wide variety of threats, including other types of malicious software, such as keyloggers, browser hijackers, Trojan horses, worms, rootkits, spyware, adware, botnets and ransomware.
Detailed explanation-3: -A firewall is a piece of software or hardware device used to keep computers secure when accessing the internet. Not only does a firewall block unwanted traffic, it also helps block malicious software and worms from infecting a computer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Make passwords that are hard to guess but easy to remember. Avoid single words, or a word preceded or followed by a single number (e.g. Password1). Hackers will use dictionaries of words and commonly used passwords to guess your password.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following is true of the Windows BitLocker program? BitLocker is designed to protect files against offline access only.