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Edexcel IGCSE·Computer Science·IGCSE Computer Science

Security, Ethics & Impact

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Threats and protection, and the social, ethical, legal and environmental impact of computing.

Computing brings benefits but also security risks and wider issues.

Threats and protection

  • Malware (viruses, ransomware), phishing and hacking threaten systems.
  • Protect with strong passwords, firewalls, anti-malware, encryption (makes data unreadable without a key) and backups.

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