9-10 Digital Technologies Vic Curric - Digital Systems and Security

Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies, Levels 9–10, Digital Systems strand: how networked systems move and manage data, protecting confidentiality, integrity and availability with access controls and password hashing, and finding, modelling and responding to software, user and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Modules (83)

1 Digital system 2 Operating system 3 Device drivers 4 Computer network 5 Client and server 6 IP address 7 Data packets 8 Network protocols 9 Router 10 Network switch 11 Wireless access point 12 Tracing data across a network 13 Confidentiality 14 Integrity 15 Availability 16 Authentication vs authorisation 17 Authentication factors 18 User permissions: read, write and execute 19 The principle of least privilege 20 Role-based access control 21 Access control lists 22 ISM guideline: network access controls 23 Access logs and audit trails 24 Why passwords are stored as hashes 25 Salting a password hash 26 Brute-force and dictionary attacks 27 Passphrase 28 Password manager 29 Types of MFA 30 How MFA protects an account when the password is stolen 31 Limits of MFA 32 HTTPS and the padlock 33 Asset 34 Threat 35 Threat actor 36 Vulnerability 37 Exploit 38 Attack surface 39 Software vulnerabilities 40 Input validation 41 SQL injection 42 Buffer overflow 43 Zero-day vulnerabilities 44 Outdated versions of software 45 Operating system updates 46 Application of firmware 47 Malware 48 Viruses 49 Worms 50 Spyware 51 Ransomware 52 Antivirus software 53 Denial of service attacks 54 Unauthorised network access 55 Social engineering 56 Spotting the signs of a phishing message 57 Checking links and fake websites 58 Smishing and vishing 59 Weak passwords 60 Risks of password re-use 61 Improper credential management 62 Insider threats and human error 63 Staff procedures 64 Software supply chain 65 Third-party dependencies 66 Compromised software updates 67 Typosquatting and malicious packages 68 Code signing and trusted sources 69 Software bill of materials (SBOM) 70 Reducing supply chain risk 71 Risk as likelihood and impact 72 Risk rating matrix 73 Data flow diagram of a system 74 Trust boundaries 75 STRIDE threat categories 76 Attack trees 77 Security controls: prevent, detect, respond 78 Writing a threat model table 79 Reviewing and updating a threat model 80 Ethical hacking 81 The Essential Eight 82 Data breach 83 Responding to a suspected compromise

Smaller journeys, one per content description

The same modules, split up so a class can take just the content description it's working on.

9-10 Digital Technologies: How networked systems handle data — VC2TDI10S01 Students learn how hardware, operating systems, network devices and protocols work together to move and manage data across a networked digital system.

9-10 Digital Technologies: Controlling and securing access to data — VC2TDI10S01, VC2TDI10S02 Students learn how confidentiality, integrity and availability are protected using authentication, permissions, access controls, password hashing, multi-factor authentication and encryption.

9-10 Digital Technologies: Threats and software vulnerabilities — VC2TDI10S02, VC2TDI10S01 Students learn the language of cyber security threats and investigate software vulnerabilities, malware and network attacks, and how patching and updates reduce risk.

9-10 Digital Technologies: User vulnerabilities — VC2TDI10S02 Students explore how social engineering, phishing, poor credential habits, insider threats and human error expose systems, and how procedures reduce that risk.

9-10 Digital Technologies: Software supply chain vulnerabilities — VC2TDI10S02 Students investigate how dependencies, compromised updates and malicious packages create supply chain risk, and how code signing, SBOMs and version pinning reduce it.

9-10 Digital Technologies: Threat modelling and security responses — VC2TDI10S02, VC2TDI10S01 Students learn to rate risk, diagram systems, apply STRIDE and attack trees, and write and review threat models, then see how organisations test, protect and respond to incidents.

Printables for this journey

Every module above has its own free printable worksheet with an answer key. These crosswords and word searches cover the same terms:

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VCE Cyber Security Crossword: Emerging trends in cyber security to Antivirus software (Modules 1–10) 10 clues · Emerging trends in cyber security, Regulatory compliance, Zero Trust Architecture, Routers and more

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VCE Cyber Security Crossword: Local Area Networks (LANs) to Viruses (Modules 21–30) 10 clues · Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Global exposure to cyber security threats and more

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VCE Cyber Security Crossword: Worms to Operating system updates (Modules 31–40) 10 clues · Worms, Ransomware, Denial of service attacks, Improper credential management and more

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VCE Cyber Security Crossword: Software malware updates to RSA (Modules 41–50) 10 clues · Software malware updates, Staff procedures, Encryption and decryption, Caesar cipher and more

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VCE Cyber Security Crossword: ECDH to ISM guideline: network access controls (Modules 51–60) 10 clues · ECDH, ECDSA, Machine learning analysis of network traffic, Real-time monitoring and notification and more

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VCE Cyber Security Word Search: Emerging trends in cyber security and more (Modules 1–20) 20 words to find · Emerging trends in cyber security, Regulatory compliance, Zero Trust Architecture, Routers and more

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VCE Cyber Security Word Search: Local Area Networks (LANs) to Operating system updates (Modules 21–40) 20 words to find · Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Global exposure to cyber security threats and more

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VCE Cyber Security Word Search: Software malware updates to Information Privacy Principle 5 (Modules 41–74) 22 words to find · Software malware updates, Staff procedures, Encryption and decryption, Caesar cipher and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Inside digital systems (Modules 1–10) 10 clues · Digital system, Hardware, Software, Input, process, output and storage and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Inside digital systems and Data and networks (Modules 11–20) 10 clues · Cloud storage, Motherboard, Graphics processing unit (GPU), Network interface (wired and wireless adapter) and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Data and networks (Modules 21–30) 10 clues · Data transmission, Wired transmission, Wireless transmission, Bluetooth for short-range transfer and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Data and networks and Accounts, passphrases and security (Modules 31–40) 10 clues · Modem, Wireless access point, IP address, Data packets and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Data and networks and Accounts, passphrases and security (Modules 41–52) 10 clues · Strong passwords, Passphrase, Risks of password re-use, Unique passphrase for each account and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Word Search: Inside digital systems and Data and networks (Modules 1–20) 20 words to find · Digital system, Hardware, Software, Input, process, output and storage and more

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Word Search: Data and networks and Accounts, passphrases and security (Modules 21–52) 20 words to find · Data transmission, Wired transmission, Wireless transmission, Bluetooth for short-range transfer and more

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Years 7–8 Digital Systems Crossword: Data transmission and network security and Account security and cyber threats (Modules 26–74) 10 clues · Comparing wired and wireless networks, Wi-Fi range and interference, HTTPS and the padlock, Securing a Wi-Fi network and more

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Years 7–8 Digital Systems Word Search: Hardware for particular tasks to Account security and cyber threats (Modules 4–74) 20 words to find · CPU clock speed (GHz), CPU cores, HDD vs SSD performance, Storage units: KB, MB, GB, TB and more

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Crossword: Controlling and securing access to data (Modules 13–24) 10 clues · Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Authentication vs authorisation and more

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Crossword: Controlling and securing access to data and Threats and software vulnerabilities (Modules 25–40) 10 clues · Salting a password hash, Brute-force and dictionary attacks, Asset, Threat and more

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Crossword: Threats and software vulnerabilities to Software supply chain vulnerabilities (Modules 41–69) 10 clues · SQL injection, Buffer overflow, Zero-day vulnerabilities, Insider threats and human error and more

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Crossword: Software supply chain vulnerabilities and Threat modelling and security responses (Modules 70–79) 10 clues · Reducing supply chain risk, Risk as likelihood and impact, Risk rating matrix, Data flow diagram of a system and more

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Word Search: Controlling and securing access to data and Threats and software vulnerabilities (Modules 13–40) 20 words to find · Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Authentication vs authorisation and more

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Word Search: Threats and software vulnerabilities to Threat modelling and security responses (Modules 41–79) 20 words to find · SQL injection, Buffer overflow, Zero-day vulnerabilities, Insider threats and human error and more

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