GCSE Computer Science: Network Security

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Across
  1. 4. A malicious program designed to gather information about the user or their system.
  2. 7. A standard way of providing authentication.
  3. 8. Software to control data going in and out of a network.
  4. 9. A malicious program designed to damage a computer system.
  5. 10. An activity performed by an ethical hacker to test a network's security. (2 words)
  6. 12. A person who is employed by companies to try to break their network security. (2 words)
  7. 13. Authentication system that requires more than one item to log in. (2 words)
  8. 14. Proving your identity.
Down
  1. 1. Protection of systems against theft, vandalism, etc. (2 words)
  2. 2. Sending an email pretending to be from a bank, etc.
  3. 3. A method of breaching security by tricking people. (2 words)
  4. 5. A document that defines what users are (not) permitted to do on a system. (2 words)
  5. 6. Ensuring data is within an acceptable range and format.
  6. 11. An update to software to fix bugs - especially security bugs.