TECHNOLOGY-09 · Undergraduate · ENGLISH · PLANNED
Follow a real task through a system, then design and troubleshoot it.
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Sign in to save this learning pathPractical outcome: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram.
Explain assets using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain threat actors using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain trust boundaries using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain attack surfaces using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain least privilege using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain defence in depth using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain risk estimation using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain security requirements using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Threat-model a fictional school portal using only a local diagram. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Assets, Threat actors, Trust boundaries and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes.
Explain input validation using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain output encoding using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain parameterised queries using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain authentication failures using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain access-control checks using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain cryptographic hashing using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain encryption concepts using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain secure key handling using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Review a toy application design for access-control mistakes. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Input validation, Output encoding, Parameterised queries and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response.
Explain logging safely using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain vulnerability management using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain patch priorities using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain backup recovery using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain incident triage using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain phishing awareness using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain privacy by design using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain data minimisation using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain responsible disclosure using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Logging safely, Vulnerability management, Patch priorities and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Combine all three sections: Analyse synthetic alerts and propose a proportionate response. Submit an original worked artifact, evidence or tests, assumptions and a reflection. Rubric: correctness, method, practical usefulness, reproducibility and communication. Self-reviewed, not certified.
6–12 balanced questions sampling every section of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, including interpretation, calculation or reasoning, a misconception and a new application. Passing is 70%; review errors before retrying.
System diagrams, design reviews and bounded prototypes. Guided work leads to an independent attempt, with a diagram, explanation, trace, calculation or tested artifact. Question bodies are generated when opened in your private learning path. Programming submissions are stored as text; the platform does not execute submitted code.
Use original or appropriately licensed datasets. Practical science activities use models or supplied data unless a qualified supervisor has reviewed a physical experiment.
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