Threats, Vulnerabilities and Protection Methods: revision quiz and key terms

Free practice for Threats, Vulnerabilities and Protection Methods in Pearson BTEC National IT (AAQ). It covers: internal and external cyber security threats, malware and hacking techniques, system vulnerabilities, legal responsibilities (GDPR, Computer Misuse Act) and security protection measures. Try the questions, then check the key terms.

Key terms for Threats, Vulnerabilities and Protection Methods

Biometrics

Identifying a person from a physical feature such as a fingerprint or face.

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Gives the public the right to request information held by public authorities.

Impact

How serious the consequences would be if a threat happened.

PECR

Regulations controlling marketing emails, texts and the use of cookies.

Phishing

Fraudulent messages pretending to come from a trusted source, used to steal information.

Risk register

A document listing risks with their ratings, owners and planned actions.

Security token

A device that generates a one-time code used when logging in.

Virus

Malicious code that attaches itself to a file or program and spreads when that file is run.

What Threats, Vulnerabilities and Protection Methods covers

In RADevo this topic has a full topic test and a focused quiz for each part:

• A1 Threats: Internal and external threats, malware, social engineering, attacks, the impact of a threat and the changing threat landscape.
• A2 Vulnerabilities: Vulnerabilities of different types of computer systems, and assessing and managing vulnerabilities and risk.
• A3 Legal Responsibilities: The Computer Misuse Act, Police and Justice Act, Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, Freedom of Information Act, RIPA, the Investigatory Powers Act, copyright law and PECR.
• A4 Software and Hardware Security Measures: Firewalls, anti-malware, IDS/IPS, encryption, authentication, access control, physical security and monitoring.