Question

Assignments
What is a virus ? What is anti-virus software
2. How is backup utility useful ? Is it necessary to take backup of data ?
3. What is a computer virus? How can it affect your computer ?
4. What are different type of threats to computer security ?
6. What type damages can be caused by viruses to your computer?
6. What are Malware? What type of damages can they cause to your computer ?
7 What is a Spam ? Why has it become a big Internet issue?
8. What do you understand by PC intrusion ?
What measure would you take to avoid :
(1) Virus attack (i) Spyware (iii) Adware (iv) Spam (v) PC intrusion ?
10. What are denial-of-service and Sweeper attacks?
11. What is phishing?
How is pharming similar to and different from phishing ?
13. What is (1) Authentication, (i) Authorization ? Why are these two used together?
14. What is the significance of a firewall in a computer's security scheme?
15. What is Eavesdropping ? What security measures can you take up to prevent it?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

You can protect against network-basedeavesdropping attacks by using encryption. For example, if the connection between the client and server is Web-based, use HTTPS-encrypted connections to prevent an eavesdropper from reading the content of the communication.