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GCSE Computer Science · key term
Measures used to protect a computer network, its data and its resources from unauthorised access, misuse and harm.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Network Security ImportanceNetwork security means protecting the network, its data and its resources from unauthorised access, misuse and harm. Threats can come from outside the network or from someone already using it.
Specification 4.2.1 · Paper 1
Activities designed to protect a network and its data from internal and external threats.
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Network security means activities designed to protect a network and its data from internal and external threats. An external threat comes from outside the organisation, such as a criminal trying to access its network over the internet. An internal threat comes from within, such as an employee misusing their existing access.
