Five threat categories

GCSE · Computer Science · AQA · CS6.1 — Cyber-security threats: malicious code, weak/default passwords, misconfigured access rights, removable media, unpatched software

Question

State five common cyber-security threats AQA expects you to know.

Mark scheme — five of (1 each):

Malicious code / malware (B1)
Weak / default passwords (B1)
Misconfigured access rights (B1)
Removable media (B1)
Unpatched / out-of-date software (B1)

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