Weblinks and videos for use with 12912 – AAQ BTEC National IT Course Companion: Unit 2: Cyber Security & Incident Management
Teacher's Introduction
- The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
- Get Safe Online
- UK government security policy framework to protect government assets
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- US National Vulnerability Database (NVD) managed by NIST
- FAST – campaigns against software piracy and helps organisations be compliant with licences
Content Area A: Cyber security threats, system vulnerabilities and security protection methods
- A1: Research Activity: Talk Talk 2015 cyberattack
- A1: Research Activity: Dixons Carphone data breach 2017
- A1: Research Activity: EasyJet cyberattack 2020
- A1.1.4: Research Activity: Personal data breach cases
- A1.1.4: Research Activity: Tile
- A1.2.1: Research Activity: AI
- A1.2.2: Research Activity: 6 Motivations of Cyber Criminals
- A1.2.2: Research Activity: The Psychology of Cybersecurity
- A1.2.2: Research Activity: 7 of the Most Famous Hackers in History
- A1.2.4: Research Activity: Types of social engineering attacks
- A1.4: Research Activity: National Cyber Security Centre
- A2.1.3: Case Study: The 10 Worst Zero-Day Attacks Ever
- A2.1.7: Case Study: Signal
- A2.3.1: Research Activity: Ensuring wireless network security
- A2.6.3: Research Activity: Hak5
- A3.1.1: UK GDPR guidance and resources
- A3.1.2: Computer Misuse Act 1990
- A3.3.1: Discussion Point: Case Study
- A4.1.5: Authentication methods
- A4.2.2: Research Activity: File Encryption 101: Safeguarding Your Sensitive Data