Access and Physical Security - Word Drop

A password is a secret that proves a user owns an account, a process called ______. A strong password is long and mixes upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Systems can enforce a minimum ______ and lock the account after a few failed attempts, so a ______ attack gets only a few guesses. Passwords stop ______ users from getting into an account.

User access levels give each user only the access they need to do their job. For example, a surgery receptionist can read appointments but cannot ______ patient records, so data is not destroyed by mistake. If an account is stolen, the damage is limited to what that account can reach. This also stops staff seeing data they do not need and stops ______ from being installed by ordinary users, which could infect the network.

Physical security protects the hardware by stopping people from getting physical access. In a surgery, this includes locked server rooms, ______ cards, CCTV and security guards. It stops the ______ of devices such as a stolen laptop, and stops intruders plugging in infected USB drives or connecting to the network.

To remove vulnerabilities, change weak or default passwords and remove the accounts of staff who have ______ the organisation. Also take away any access a user no longer needs and fix physical weaknesses such as an unlocked server room ______.