Module 1 - workbook 15; information security, data loss, protecting your data

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Module 1

Workbook 15

2. Implications of data loss

3. User names / passwords

4. Access rights

5. Viruses

6. Protection from viruses

7. Hackers

8. Firewalls

9. Audit logs

10. Policies and procedures

11. Saving work

12. Making back-ups

13. Physical security

security As you have seen, there are many different ways that you or a business can lose valuable data. With a little bit of planning and thought however, the risks can be reduced or even eliminated.

There are many things you can do to make your equipment more secure:

- Lock the room when not in use

- Use swipe cards or keypads to activate locks

- Bolt computers to the desk

- Use special pens to mark your postcode onto the computer case

- Keep windows shut - especially if on the ground floor. Use bars.

- CCTV video cameras

- In large firms, security guards

- Make sure you have some protection against fire, floods and lightning damage

Challenge see if you can find out one extra fact on this topic that we haven't already told you

Click on this link: Security Cameras