Computer Science

any illegal activity that involves a computer, network, or digital device

someone who uses their computer skills to access systems or networks, sometimes to fix problems, and sometimes to cause harm

a group of people who live together in a community and follow shared rules, values, and systems

something that is done on purpose to harm, damage, or hurt someone or something

The cost of cyber crime and hacker motivation

Social engineering techniques

Malware: malicious software

Defence against malware

Encryption tools to protect communication

Common ciphers

Testing as a form of defence

The impact of fake news

Careers in cyber security

This unit enables pupils to develop awareness of a range of cybersecurity threats that impact the world and us as individuals. They will explore different forms of attack, both non-automated and automated and how encryption tools can be used to protect communication.

Cyber threats and security

techniques used to trick users into giving away personal information by manipulating their behaviour or emotions

a person who uses computers, networks or digital devices to commit illegal activities online

a mistake made by people that accidentally leads to security breaches, data leaks, or other cyber incidents

malicious software - a program designed to cause damage to computer systems, corrupt or change files, steal data or cause disruption to services

to spread something harmful like a virus or malware into a system

the act of taking something that doesn’t belong to you, without permission and with no intention of giving it back

the money cybercriminals demand after locking files or systems

a deliberate attempt to damage, disrupt or gain unauthorised access to computer systems, networks or data

to check and clean user input to stop harmful code or to delete data to stop it being recovered or misused

the main software that manages a computer’s hardware and allows other programs to run

weaknesses in a system, software or network that can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorised access, cause damage or steal data

the process of applying an encryption algorithm to plaintext to produce ciphertext that cannot be understood (without decryption)

a piece of information that is used by an encryption algorithm to lock or unlock a message or data

an algorithm used to convert plaintext messages to ciphertext (encryption) or ciphertext to plaintext (decryption)

to take readable information and convert it into a coded unreadable form

to take unreadable information and convert it back into a readable form

a scrambled, unreadable version of a message

a simulated cyberattack used to test the security of a computer system, network or application

the measures and practices used to protect systems, networks and data from unauthorised access, damage or theft

a cybersecurity professional who is authorised to break into systems in order to find and fix vulnerabilities

the process of monitoring and analysing computer network traffic to gather information and detect intrusion

news that contains deliberate disinformation

false or inaccurate information that is shared without the intent to trick people

false information that is created and shared with the intent to mislead and trick people

something that is accurate, trustworthy and from a credible source that can be verified

the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life

a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee

a series of actions that can be taken in order to achieve something

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