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SECTION 3: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY (ICT) (cont’d)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT

IMPLICATIONS OF MISUSE AND
CYBERSECURITY (cont’d)

Students should be able to:

3. describe suitable countermeasures to Physical measures: backup and recovery
mitigate effects of identified threats; procedures; hardware firewall, intrusion
detection systems, Biometrics.

Software measures: effective passwords and
authentication systems, encryption of data,
firewall, biometrics, antivirus and malware
detection.

Personal Security practices.

Some practices include:

- verifying authenticity of email from
companies or individuals, assessing
website URLs for authenticity, limiting
access to open Wi-Fi networks, securing
mobile devices, protection in an online
environment (for example, social
media).

IMPACT ON JOB SKILLS AND CAREERS

Students should be able to:

4. assess the effect of automation on job Job loss vs productivity gains in skilled and
security; unskilled job categories.

5. describe the roles of various personnel Network Engineer, Computer
in computer-related professions; and, Programmer, Computer Support
Specialist, Computer Systems Analyst,
Administrators (Network, Systems and
Database), Software Developer, Web
Developer, Social Media Specialist.

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