Cyber Security (CIE IGCSE Computer Science)

An art gallery uses secure socket layer (SSL) to provide a secure connection when selling art on its website.

Describe the process of SSL and explain how it provides a secure connection.

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Five security or data loss issues are shown on the left-hand side.

Five possible methods of data recovery or protection are shown on the right.

Draw a line to match each definition/description of Issues to the most appropriate Methods of Data Recovery.

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A firewall can be used to help keep the data secure that is stored on a computer.

Two internet risks are phishing and pharming.

Describe what is meant by phishing and pharming.

Phishing ...................................................................
Pharming .................................................................

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A music company has a website that allows users to stream music. The music is stored in sound files.

The web server that hosts the website suffers a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Explain why this will prevent users from accessing the website.

Luke is creating a website for his t-shirt design business.

Luke is concerned that his web server may be hacked or subjected to a denial of service (DoS) attack.

State two security methods that Luke could use to help protect the web server from hacking or a DoS attack.

Method 1 .................................................................................

Method 2 .................................................................................

Tina is creating a website for charity events. She uses HTML to create the website.

Tina is concerned about security threats to her web server.
 

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Alessandro has some important data stored on his computer.

He is concerned about accidental damage to his data.

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Eugene has a web server that stores his online shopping website.

Customers access the website using a browser.

State three online security threats to Eugene’s web server.

Threat 1 .......................................................................................
Threat 2 .......................................................................................
Threat 3 .......................................................................................

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Phishing and pharming are two security issues a user should be aware of when using the Internet.

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