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    • Firewalls block suspicious files
    • Physical firewalls are generally connected to what?
      The modem
    • Cons
      Firewalls can be too intrusive and restrictive, slowing employees work
      Software firewalls take up resources and decrease computer & network performance.
      Hardware firewalls can increase network bandwidth
    • What is an advantage of firewalls over anti-virus?

      Firewalls can prevent malware from ever being downloaded
    • Obscuring data entry - which is replacing data (such as password), with a * or • to stop shoulder surfing and similar threats
    • 'Stay logged in' - similar to autocomplete but as it is stored inside computer it can be stolen
    • What does an anti-virus generally do when it finds malware?

      Isolate it
    • What does signature detection do?

      Looks for malware signatures
    • The main positive of security conscious interface design is it can reduce the need for overly tight security measures
    • The main negative of security conscious design is that focusing on security may worsen ease of use & general accessibility
    • Firewalls work by monitoring incoming and outgoing network traffic and blocking suspicious data based on a set of security rules (whitelist/ blacklist)
    • What is the way firewalls work called?

      Packet filtering
    • Pros of software firewall
      Prevents all forms of malware from ever infecting your computer system.
      Usually reasonably affordable and relatively simple to set up.
    • Does the WAN connect directly to the LAN or the hardware firewall?

      Firewall
    • there are are two types of firewall?hardware and software
    • What two types of detection do anti-viruses use?
      Heuristic and Signature
    • Autocomplete - Effective against internal threats like shoulder surfing and key logging but generally opens up more external threats
    • What does heuristic detection do?

      Monitors the behaviour of processes on your computer to spot malware-like behaviour