This week’s topics
Network Security Threats and Mitigation
- Malware and unauthorized access
- Denial of service (DoS) attacks
- Packet sniffing
- Firewall filtering
- Data encryption protocols
- 61. OCR A Level (H446) SLR11 - 1.3 Network security threats
- What is a Firewall?
- Denial of Service - CompTIA Network+ N10-009 - 4.2
- Network security
What you will be able to do
- 3.2 Identify security issues related to networking and how those security issues can be minimised.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: identify security issues related to networking and how those security issues can be minimised.
Study materials
Videos
- 61. OCR A Level (H446) SLR11 - 1.3 Network security threats · YouTube · Craig'n'Dave · 11 min · for registered students
- What is a Firewall? · YouTube · PowerCert Animated Videos · 6 min · for registered students
- Denial of Service - CompTIA Network+ N10-009 - 4.2 · YouTube · Professor Messer · 7 min · for registered students
- Network security · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students
Further resources
- Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols and Practice (Bonaventure, 2021), Part 1: Network security · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 115–128 · for registered students
- Foundations of Information Systems, 5.1: Network vulnerabilities and threats · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 163–167 · for registered students
- Computer Security Fundamentals, ch. 1: Identifying Types of Threats · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 7–15 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
