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Fundamentals of cyber security

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An employee at a local medical clinic, "Oakwood Health", is concerned about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in their internal systems. Explain how each of the following threats could be exploited by an unauthorised person to gain access to confidential patient records on the clinic's network:

  • Weak and default passwords
  • Misconfigured access rights
  • Removable media
  • Unpatched and/or outdated software

In your answer, you should also describe the potential consequences of these security breaches for the clinic and its patients.

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Fundamentals of cyber security Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Fundamentals of cyber security

21 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Fundamentals of cyber security, covering Fundamentals of cyber security. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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