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Cambridge Technicals
UNIT 12
P3 -SECURITY RISKS
P3 Hacking
Hacking
This document will provide you with information
about what is meant by “hacking”. Write a brief
explanation in your words aimed at someone who
has little experience of the internet.
P3 Pagejacking, phishing, identity theft
These are three ways that users can be exploited over
the internet.
For each one:
Explain
how it works
Give advice to users about how to avoid being
“caught” by this method
P3 Viruses
Write a clear definition of a computer virus.
These links may help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/pc-security/viruswhatis.aspx
http://www.ust.hk/ccst/antivirus/general/whatis.html
Write THREE pieces of advice to users about how to
avoid getting infected by a computer virus.
Cambridge Technicals
UNIT 12
M1 -SECURITY RISKS
M1 Assessing security
At Merit level, you need to find two examples of each
of the following types of website:
E-commerce (e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk)
Promotional (e.g. http://www.food.gov.uk/policyadvice/hygieneratings/toolkit/)
Educational (e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/)
You are going to look at different aspects of these
sites and compare them.
M1 Aspects to consider
Client and user needs
Multimedia features
Interactive features
Accessibility features
Security features
Set out your work in any way you wish, but make
sure that you include all the aspects listed above.
M1 User side and server side
Look at the purpose and features of each site.
What demands will the content and features of the
site make on:
the server supplying the website?
The computer or device used to view the
website?
M1 Innovative content and improvements
For each site, describe:
Any
of the content you feel is innovative
Any improvements you could suggest.
Cambridge Technicals
UNIT 12
D1 –IMPACT OF WEBSITE
SECURITY BREACHES ON
SOCIETY
D1 Website breaches
You will need to research FIVE cases of website
breaches taken from the three categories listed
above:
E-commerce
Promotional
Educational
For each one, you need to write about:
What the threat was;
The impact on society;
How the threat was resolved
D1 Possible examples
As a starting point, search for these:
The Heartland Breach (e-commerce)
SalesGate.com breach (e-commerce)
Ferris State’s online security breach (educational)
University of York in student data breach
(educational)