GCSE – Lesson 4 – Software design as defence

Curriculum KS4 Unit Lesson

This lesson builds on the previous lesson, which taught learners about the ways in which companies test their own vulnerability. In this lesson, the learners discover ways to protect software systems from design to access. It leads on to Lesson 5, in which the learners discover how businesses secure their existing networks.

Learning objectives

  • Identify how software can be used to protect from cyberattacks
  • Describe ways in which organisations use software to protect against cyberattacks

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