5.4 I can manage personal access to on-line sources securely
1. When you log into the school network usernames and passwords are not encrypted. What risks does this have?
If my school password is not encrypted hackers will be able to hack my account and use my usernames and passwords, and not just for my school login any other logins i may have online.
2. When you log into GDrive or online banking, your usernames and passwords are encrypted. Describe what encryption is.
Encryption is a way to enhance the security of a message or file by scrambling the contents so that it cant be read by others only by the one who has the right encryption key to unscramble it.
3. Why is it important to have different usernames and passwords for different systems?
Using different passwords is much safer than using one password everywhere because hackers know that most people don’t take the trouble to set that up different passwords and they know that we typically have more than one account on different websites and companies.
If my school password is not encrypted hackers will be able to hack my account and use my usernames and passwords, and not just for my school login any other logins i may have online.
2. When you log into GDrive or online banking, your usernames and passwords are encrypted. Describe what encryption is.
Encryption is a way to enhance the security of a message or file by scrambling the contents so that it cant be read by others only by the one who has the right encryption key to unscramble it.
3. Why is it important to have different usernames and passwords for different systems?
Using different passwords is much safer than using one password everywhere because hackers know that most people don’t take the trouble to set that up different passwords and they know that we typically have more than one account on different websites and companies.