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
- 1How does encryption balance the need for privacy with the need for security?
- 2What are the risks of using unsecured public Wi-Fi networks?
- 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
Suggested Methodologies
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