Protecting Devices

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Practitioners should be able:

  • To protect devices and digital content, and to understand risks and threats in digital environments.

  • To understand safety and security measures and to have due regard to reliability and privacy.

Support and Examples

 

Parental controls from internetmatters.org will give you knowledge on how to set up devices and make the most of the privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites that leaners may use.

Combined level 4 Cyber Security Fundamentals and Internet Safety assessment. There are a set of three booklets that will help secondary school pupils set up iPad, Chromebook and online accounts. These booklets are designed for learners to work through independently.

CyberGames UK contains different games to help you test your cyber skills.  These games a brought to you by the National Crime Agency (NCA) Cyber choices programme.

Cyber Sprinters is for primary school leaners between the age of 7 -11 years old.  As well as the game you get access to a toolkit of educational resources. The focus of the games and teaching resources is around conveying key messages to children and will help them to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding in crucial areas:

  • using and managing passwords
  • protecting their devices
  • dealing with suspicious messages

Code-Breaking, Cipher and Logic Puzzles Solving Tools site from bosentriq.com introduces you to concept encryption and decryption.  You can use the site to code and decode your own messages

CyberFirst is a programme of opportunities to help young people explore their passion for tech by introducing them to the fast paced world of cyber security.  CyberFirst covers a broad range of activities – a comprehensive bursary scheme to financially support undergraduates through university and a degree apprenticeship scheme, a girls’ only competition and thousands of free places on CyberFirst courses.

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