Years 9–10: Cybersecurity
This unit considers how and why data is kept secure on the internet. Students refresh and build on their understanding of network hardware and internet protocols. They examine the Australian Privacy Principles and their implications for individuals and organisations, providing a rationale to explore how cyberthreats can be investigated, modelled and mitigated. Students also learn and practise specific techniques for encrypting and compressing data, allowing it can be transmitted more securely and efficiently.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Scope and sequence, Whole School |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Digital systems, Privacy and security |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10K01
Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems
AC9TDI10K03
Investigate simple data compression techniques
AC9TDI10P13
Develop cyber security threat models, and explore a software, user or software supply chain vulnerability |
| Keywords | scope and sequence, scope, sequence |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, Critical and creative thinking |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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