Threats: virus and unauthorised access
Pre-Technical Studies · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes
Two syllabus threats to data on an electronic device: harmful virus programs and people using a device or account without permission.
Sign in to read this lesson
Lessons are for learners and teachers with an account. Browsing the curriculum — subjects, strands and what each sub-strand covers — stays open to everyone.
- 10 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Data, information and why data matters
- Threats: virus and unauthorised access
- Protecting data with passwords
- Antivirus scanning and securing a device