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Authentication: Verifying Who a User Is
Describe authentication methods including passwords, biometrics and two-factor authentication.
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Cyber Security: Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Protection
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Identify forms of cyber attack, methods of finding vulnerabilities, and ways to protect systems using validation and authentication.
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Learning standards covered
CS-17General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Computer-science · 10th GradeUse appropriate security techniques, including validation and authentication
CS-12General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Computer-science · 10th GradeUnderstand cyber security: forms of attack (based on technical weaknesses and behaviour), methods of identifying vulnerabilities, and ways to protect software systems during design, creation, testing, and use