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The cost of cyber crime and hacker motivation

Cyber threats and security

Unit Summary

This unit enables pupils to develop awareness of a range of cybersecurity threats that impact the world and us as individuals. They will explore different forms of attack, both non-automated and automated and how encryption tools can be used to protect communication.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe hacker motivations and the costs of cybercrime.

Key Notes

  • Cybercrime causes financial loss to individuals, businesses, and governments.
  • Cyber attacks can stop essential services and impact public safety.
  • Hackers are motivated by a range of factors.
  • Cybercrime affects society as a whole, creating fear, reducing trust in digital systems and impacting mental well-being.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • cybercrime: any illegal activity that involves a computer, network, or digital device
  • hacker: someone who uses their computer skills to access systems or networks, sometimes to fix problems, and sometimes to cause harm
  • society: a group of people who live together in a community and follow shared rules, values, and systems
  • malicious: something that is done on purpose to harm, damage, or hurt someone or something

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All hackers are criminals trying to steal or destroy data.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.

Cybercrime causes financial loss to individuals, businesses, and governments. Cyber attacks can stop essential services and impact public safety.

2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'cybercrime'

any illegal activity that involves a computer, network, or digital device. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.

3. Correct this common computing misconception.

Mistake: All hackers are criminals trying to steal or destroy data. Correction: Not all hackers are malicious. There are different types of hackers such as white hat ethical hackers, grey hat hackers who may break rules but not for personal gain and black hat hackers who are malicious hackers who exploit systems illegally.

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