Ms. Sita trying to log into your Internet Banking account for online transaction activity. However, as strange as it may seem,

Question

I. Write down any two advantages of Open Source Software over Proprietary software.

II. Ms. Sita trying to log into your Internet Banking account for online transaction activity. However, as strange as it may seem, she is denied of an access to the bank‟* website, in spite of having a swift internet connection.

What do you think the reason behind this problem is and suggest her few simple precautions in order to overcome any such type of network security threats.

Answer 1

I. (i) Source code is available.

(ii) Money need not to be paid for procuring the license for usage and further distribution.

II. She could be under a DoS **!

She should deploy an antivirus program and firewall into her network if not already done. This helps in restricting the bandwidth usage to authenticated users only.