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Methods of Preventing Cyber Security Threats (AQA GCSE Computer Science)

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11 mark

Table 3 shows screenshots of three different security measures.

State the number next to the CAPTCHA screenshot.

Table 3

Number

Security measure

1

Smartphone screen with a facial recognition icon displaying a cartoon face of a woman with blonde hair. A tick mark and unlock symbol are visible.

2

Captcha checkbox labelled "I'm not a robot" beside a circular Google reCAPTCHA logo, providing security verification before accessing a website.

3

Blue login screen with fields for "Username" and "Password" and a green "Sign In" button below the fields.

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22 marks

Identify two choices that are examples of social engineering.

  • Blagging

  • Blogging

  • Faking

  • Phishing

  • Porting

  • Smashing

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12 marks

A games café is evaluating the security for their network.

State two reasons why using a biometric authentication measure is better than password authentication for staff accounts.

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2a2 marks

State two issues with only using usernames and passwords in an authentication system.

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2b2 marks

Describe one security measure that could be used, in addition to a password, to make sure that a user is who they are claiming to be.

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2c2 marks

State two reasons why automatic software updates provide better security than manual software updates.

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3a2 marks

Explain what penetration testing is.

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3b2 marks

Describe the aim of a white-box penetration test.

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43 marks

Give three examples of when it would be suitable to use a CAPTCHA system.

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