VCE Cyber Security Definitions Worksheet: ECDH to ISM guideline: network access controls (Modules 51–60)
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Key terms
Write what each term means, in your own words.
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ECDH
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ECDSA
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Machine learning traffic analysis
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Real-time monitoring
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Ethical hacking
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The Essential Eight
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Information Security Manual
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ISM encryption guideline
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ISM segmentation guideline
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ISM access controls guideline
Answer Key
VCE Cyber Security · Modules 51–60 · Student wording will vary for definitions
1ECDH — A method where two people each combine their own secret with the other's shared piece, ending up with the same matching result without sending the secret.
2ECDSA — A digital signature algorithm that uses a private key to sign a message and the matching public key to verify it.
3Machine learning traffic analysis — Using a trained model to classify network traffic as normal or anomalous, based on learned patterns rather than fixed rules.
4Real-time monitoring — Continuously checking network activity as it happens and immediately alerting the right people when a threat is detected.
5Ethical hacking — Authorised testing of a system to find security vulnerabilities before malicious attackers can exploit them.
6The Essential Eight — A set of eight baseline security strategies created by the Australian government to help reduce the risk of cyber security incidents.
7Information Security Manual — A document created by the Australian government that provides detailed guidance organisations can follow to protect their systems and data.
8ISM encryption guideline — A rule that tells organisations to encrypt sensitive data, both when stored and when sent, so it stays protected.
9ISM segmentation guideline — A rule that tells organisations to divide their network into separate zones and limit access between them, so a breach stays contained.
10ISM access controls guideline — A rule that tells organisations to only give people access to the parts of the network they actually need, after checking who they are.