P3: Explain the security risks and protection mechanisms involved in website performance.
Security risk
There are a lot of security risks on websites, for examples there are risks like viruses and hacker, these risks are extremely dangerous for electronic commerce website where hackers can steal other user’s personal details. The web designer should build up a protection mechanism when making a website, this can support the enforcement of security policies which the users can feel safe when browsing the website.
Hacking
A hacker is someone who gains access into a computer system or data without permission of the owner. They can achieve this by cracking codes and passwords. Usually a hacker hacks into your computer to access important data such as customer payment details, date of birth, bank details and other personal information, they can also damage your computer …show more content…
For example when a hacker gained access to the user private information such as bank account, the hacker will use the bank details to purchase items.
Security protection mechanisms
There are many possible security protections mechanisms to protect our own computer and website from viruses and hackers such as firewalls, SSL and passwords.
Firewalls
Firewall is a security system that controls the incoming and outgoing traffic based on applied rule set. It constructs a barrier around networks or computers which protects them from unauthorised programs to access such as viruses, this happens by the opening and closing the ports, these ports connect protocols and IP address together. For a web server, it is better to close all the ports that are not being used because the hackers can take advantage and easily get into the system. Here are some examples of Firewalls Software: McAfee, BullGuard , Paretologic etc.
Secure Socket Layers
Security risk
There are a lot of security risks on websites, for examples there are risks like viruses and hacker, these risks are extremely dangerous for electronic commerce website where hackers can steal other user’s personal details. The web designer should build up a protection mechanism when making a website, this can support the enforcement of security policies which the users can feel safe when browsing the website.
Hacking
A hacker is someone who gains access into a computer system or data without permission of the owner. They can achieve this by cracking codes and passwords. Usually a hacker hacks into your computer to access important data such as customer payment details, date of birth, bank details and other personal information, they can also damage your computer …show more content…
For example when a hacker gained access to the user private information such as bank account, the hacker will use the bank details to purchase items.
Security protection mechanisms
There are many possible security protections mechanisms to protect our own computer and website from viruses and hackers such as firewalls, SSL and passwords.
Firewalls
Firewall is a security system that controls the incoming and outgoing traffic based on applied rule set. It constructs a barrier around networks or computers which protects them from unauthorised programs to access such as viruses, this happens by the opening and closing the ports, these ports connect protocols and IP address together. For a web server, it is better to close all the ports that are not being used because the hackers can take advantage and easily get into the system. Here are some examples of Firewalls Software: McAfee, BullGuard , Paretologic etc.
Secure Socket Layers