Cybersecurity For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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A high-privilege login account that is able to do more than a normal user. System administrators use them to reconfigure systems, create and delete normal user accounts, and so on.

A type of registered business designed for, and only available to, charitable organisations in the United Kingdom, and assigned by the Charity Commission. The most commonly used family of Hash Functions; unlike Message Digest 5 there are no known vulnerabilities in the more recently devised SHA algorithms.

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A highly intensive approach to training in which students are exposed to a high level of material in just a few days (typically around a week) but with a high number of hours per day in the classroom. The head of information services within an organisation; the individual responsible for information processing and IT systems from a business-oriented point of view. Sometimes the CIO is also responsible for the underlying infrastructure in a raw technical sense, but often the latter is the remit of the Chief Technology Officer. Training or education that is oriented toward teaching specific skills to a high level of ability rather than covering a wide range of skills to a lesser extent. Success is measured by evaluating the student's ability to carry out specific tasks to a given standard.

Any type of education or learning in which the student is in a different location from the teacher or instructor. Online Instructor-Led Training is an example. The following tips help you protect your data and keep yourself and your family safe from Internet scams:The low-level software in a computer or network device that drives the core operation. Upgrading the firmware generally means downtime, so it's the part of the system that seldom gets upgraded until something goes wrong because of a bug in it.