Combine measures

GCSE · Computer Science · AQA · CS6.4 — Detecting and preventing cyber-security threats: biometrics, password systems, CAPTCHA, email confirmation, automatic software updates

Question

Recommend three complementary measures a website should use to prevent unauthorised access to user accounts.

Mark scheme — three of (1 each):

Strong password policy + hashing (B1)
Two-factor authentication (B1)
CAPTCHA on login attempts (B1)
Account lockout after failed attempts (B1)
Email confirmation for sign-ups and password reset (B1)
Automatic security patching (B1)

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