Outcome 3:Understand Security Threats and Protection

E-Mail Threats

An e-mail has arrived telling you that you have an unclaimed lottery prize and that you should login to a specific site where you are asked to enter your bank details to claim your prize.

What type of attack is this?

	a)	Spam
	b)	Scam
	c)	Phishing
	d)	Spoof
Please select an answerReally a bit more serious than spam as it is trying to con youYes, this is almost certainly a scam known as a phishing attackYesOK the website is a spoof as it is pretending to be something it is not - illustrates how sophisticated phishing attacks can now be.

Security Zones

What name is given to the security zone used to help protect private networks by housing services that are available to the public network

	a)	Demilitarised zone
	b)	Proxy Server
	c)	Intranet
	d)	Extranet
Please select an answerYesYou might have a proxy at the gateway to a demilitarised zone to add additional protection.An intranet is a private network that uses internet protocolsAn extranet is similar to an intranet, but also allows access to authorised third parties.