Cybersecurity and Digital Safety · Networks & Security

Encryption and Cryptography

The science of securing communication through mathematical encoding.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does encryption protect our privacy online?
  2. 2What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
  3. 3Can any code truly be unbreakable?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Computer Environments and Systems - Grade 9ON: Digital Literacy and Citizenship - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Computer Science
Unit: Cybersecurity and Digital Safety
Period: Networks & Security

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