Protecting Data and IT Systems
by Ross Hopkinson
1. Backups
1.1. USB Memory Stick
2. Risks
2.1. Physical
2.1.1. Someone can get on your computer and take data from you if you are not at your computer
2.1.2. Fire
2.1.2.1. If there is a fire then your computer can get burnt and the memory would have been lost so all of the data woukld have gone
2.2. Hackers
2.2.1. They access your data without your permission
2.3. Viruses
2.3.1. They can break and damage all of your hardware
2.3.2. It is a bit like a virus in a body
2.4. Employees
2.4.1. They can take or change your data
2.5. Being Dropped
2.5.1. If the computer or laptop is dropped then it would smash and then the memory of the computer would have gone because the electrics in the computer would have broken