The Global Web and Network Infrastructure · Networks & Security

Network Security and Encryption

Understanding the methods used to protect data as it moves through public and private networks.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does encryption balance the need for privacy with the need for security?
  2. 2What are the risks of using unsecured public Wi-Fi networks?
  3. 3How might future technology make current encryption methods obsolete?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Computing - Computer Systems and NetworksKS2: Computing - Online Safety
Year: Year 6
Subject: Computing
Unit: The Global Web and Network Infrastructure
Period: Networks & Security

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