The Purpose and Importance of Cyber Security

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• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

The Purpose and Importance of Cyber Security

The primary purpose of cyber security

Cyber security is essential for protecting valuable data in the digital age.

What do you already know about cyber security?

Protection of information and data from cyber threats

Implementing measures to prevent unauthorized access and protect against threats like viruses and phishing.

Ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information

Confidentiality ensures that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access.

Maintaining the integrity of information and data

Integrity assures that information is trustworthy and accurate.

Maintaining the availability of information and data

Availability ensures that authorized parties are able to access information and resources when needed.

The increasing importance of cyber security in the digital age

The interconnected nature of today's world makes cyber security more important than ever.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Cyber Security: The practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Confidentiality: Ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Integrity: The assurance that information is trustworthy and accurate.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Availability: Ensuring that authorized parties are able to access information and resources when needed.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Encryption: The process of converting information or data into a code to prevent unauthorized access.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Two-factor authentication: A security process in which the user provides two different authentication factors to verify themselves.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Checksums: A method used to verify the integrity of data by comparing a calculated value to a known value.

Key Concepts in Cyber Security

Hashing: The process of converting data into a fixed-size string of characters, which is typically used for security purposes.

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