Lesson Element
Unit 3: Cyber Security
Software controls used with digital systems
Instructions and answers for tutors
These instructions cover the learner activity section which can be found on page 4. This
Lesson Element supports Cambridge Technicals in IT Level 3 in IT.
When distributing the activity section to the learners either as a printed copy or as a
Word file you will need to remove the tutor instructions section.
The activity
In this Lesson Element the learners are tasked with recommending software controls that an
organisation should use to secure their data. They can present their work in the form of a
user guide for staff at the organisation.
Suggested timings
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Activity 1: 5 minutes
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Activity 2: 30 Minutes
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Activity 3: 5 Minutes
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Activity 4: 5 Minutes
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Activity 5: 5 Minutes
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Activity 6: 10 Minutes
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Activity 7: 15 Minutes
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Activity 8: 15 Minutes
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Activity 1
Begin by introducing your learners to the term software controls. Your explanation should
make reference to software that can be applied to protect software, for example antimalware, firewalls and patches. You should also make reference to procedures that should
be followed to prevent software from being compromised, such as password management.
Ask your learners to make notes and to ask you any questions that they might have
regarding your explanation.
Activity 2
Show the learners the following short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kq1bBxUqLM
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction (4 minutes) to anti-malware
software.
Activity 3
Show the learners the following video (30 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqnE_sDzSk
This video presents an overview of firewalls and network security.
Activity 4
Show the learners the following short video (2 minutes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_aSqHq3hU
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to operating system security
and settings.
Activity 5
Show the learners the following short video (4 minutes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDCgSbrKKGc
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to patch management.
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Activity 6
Show the learners the following short video (4 minutes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3CNkaoVmI
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to managing password
policies.
Activity 7
Ask the learners to consider a well-known organisation, it might be a bank, a supermarket, a
car manufacturer, etc. Ask them to recommend software controls that the organisation
should use to protect their data. They need to make reference to the data that needs to be
protected and details of the software controls that they recommend.
Direct your learners to refer to the following resources:
http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/
The above website discusses the importance of patching, vulnerabilities and malware
protection.to prevent against an attack to software.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/threats.aspx
The above web pages produced by Microsoft discuss the importance of malware protection.
http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls/control/5
The above web site discusses the importance of malware and of securing application
software.
Activity 8
Ask your learners to create a user guide for staff at the organisation. They should also
document all the sources of information that they use in a detailed report.
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Unit 3: Cyber Security
Learner Activity
Software controls used with digital systems
In this Lesson Element you are going to recommend software controls that an organisation
should use to secure their data and present your information in the form of a user guide for
staff at the organisation.
Activity 1
In this task you are going to focus on the term software controls.
You need to be aware that there are a number of different software methods that can be
applied to protect software, example, anti-malware, firewalls and patches.
You also need to be aware that there are procedures that should be followed to prevent
software from being compromised, for example, password management procedures.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
Activity 2
In this task you are going to watch the following short video produced by CompTIA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kq1bBxUqLM
This video presents a short introduction to anti-malware software.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
Activity 3
In this task you are going to watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqnE_sDzSk
This video presents an overview of firewalls and network security.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
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Activity 4
In this task you are going to watch the following short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_aSqHq3hU
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to operating system security
and settings.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
Activity 5
In this task you are going to watch the following short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDCgSbrKKGc
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to patch management.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
Activity 6
In this task you are going to watch the following short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3CNkaoVmI
This video produced by CompTIA, presents a short introduction to managing password
policies.
Make notes and ask your tutor to clarify anything that you are unsure of.
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Activity 7
In this task, you are asked to consider a well-known organisation, it might be a bank, a
supermarket, a car manufacturer, etc.
You are asked to recommend software controls that the organisation should use to protect
their data.
You need to make reference to the data that needs to be protected.
http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/
The above website discusses the importance of patching, vulnerabilities and malware
protection.to prevent against an attack to software.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/threats.aspx
The above web pages produced by Microsoft discuss the importance of malware protection.
http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls/control/5
The above web site discusses the importance of malware and of securing application
software.
Activity 8
Present your work in the form of a user guide for staff at the organisation and ensure that
you document all of your sources of information in a detailed bibliography.
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