IGCSE Computer Science 0478: Cyber security solutions
Students explain how authentication, access levels, anti-malware, updates, link and message checks, firewalls, privacy settings, proxy servers and SSL keep data safe, and choose the right defence for a given threat.
One content description from the full IGCSE Computer Science 0478 — 5.3 Cyber Security journey. All 26 modules below are in that journey too, with the same content — add just these to a class, or the whole strand.
Modules (26)
1
Username and password
2
Strong passwords
3
Authentication vs authorisation
4
Biometric authentication
5
Multi-factor authentication
6
How MFA protects an account when the password is stolen
7
Access levels
8
User permissions: read, write and execute
9
Antivirus software
10
Anti-spyware software
11
Software malware updates
12
Keeping software updated
13
Spotting the signs of a phishing message
14
Checking links and fake websites
15
Firewalls
16
Privacy settings
17
What a proxy server is
18
How a proxy server keeps data safe
19
Encryption and decryption
20
Protecting data in transit
21
Secure socket layer (SSL) protocol
22
SSL certificates and the handshake
23
HTTPS and the padlock
24
Security controls: prevent, detect, respond
25
Choosing a solution to counter a threat
26
Writing exam answers about cyber security
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