Schools Cyber Security Challenges
The Challenges explore general topics like personal information security and data sharing, as well as technical topics such as cryptography and network security. A range of engaging activities involving investigation, deduction and programming develop student knowledge, skills and dispositions as they work their way through increasingly difficult problems.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Student challenges |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10P13
Develop cyber security threat models, and explore a software, user or software supply chain vulnerability |
| Keywords | Challenges, Personal information security, Data security, Cryptography, Network security, Password strength, Private information, Data representation, Encryption, Cybercrime, Hackers, Cyber security |
| Organisation | Australian Computer Academy |
| Copyright | Unless otherwise indicated, this material may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. |
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