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A Level Student Booster - Cyber Security (Post-event materials)

In this online session you learned about Cyber Security. The session was aimed at A Level students in Year 12/13. The event discussed the fundamental concepts you need to know for your exams for cyber security. By attending this event, you will have:

  • Recognised a range social engineering techniques and know prevention strategies.
  • Learned the characteristics of different types of malware
  • Learned about computer system vulnerabilities and prevention methods
  • Understood how and why Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption is used

These materials are shared only with Isaac Computer Science Booster participants in accordance with the Isaac Computer Science Terms of Use policy here: https://isaaccomputerscience.org/terms?examBoard=all&stage=all

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