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January 5, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Science, Biology, Virology, Viruses
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Cambridge Technicals UNIT 12

P3 -SECURITY RISKS

P3 Hacking  Hacking  This document will provide you with information

about what is meant by “hacking”. Write a brief explanation in your words aimed at someone who has little experience of the internet.

P3 Pagejacking, phishing, identity theft  These are three ways that users can be exploited over

the internet.  For each one: Explain

how it works Give advice to users about how to avoid being “caught” by this method

P3 Viruses  Write a clear definition of a computer virus.  These links may help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/pc-security/viruswhatis.aspx  http://www.ust.hk/ccst/antivirus/general/whatis.html 

 Write THREE pieces of advice to users about how to

avoid getting infected by a computer virus.

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M1 -SECURITY RISKS

M1 Assessing security  At Merit level, you need to find two examples of each

of the following types of website:  E-commerce (e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk)  Promotional (e.g. http://www.food.gov.uk/policyadvice/hygieneratings/toolkit/)  Educational (e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/)  You are going to look at different aspects of these

sites and compare them.

M1 Aspects to consider  Client and user needs  Multimedia features  Interactive features  Accessibility features  Security features  Set out your work in any way you wish, but make

sure that you include all the aspects listed above.

M1 User side and server side  Look at the purpose and features of each site.  What demands will the content and features of the

site make on:

the server supplying the website? The computer or device used to view the website? 

M1 Innovative content and improvements  For each site, describe: Any

of the content you feel is innovative Any improvements you could suggest.

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D1 –IMPACT OF WEBSITE SECURITY BREACHES ON SOCIETY

D1 Website breaches  You will need to research FIVE cases of website

breaches taken from the three categories listed above:   

E-commerce Promotional Educational

 For each one, you need to write about:  What the threat was;  The impact on society;  How the threat was resolved

D1 Possible examples  As a starting point, search for these:  The Heartland Breach (e-commerce)  SalesGate.com breach (e-commerce)  Ferris State’s online security breach (educational)  University of York in student data breach

(educational)

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