People and Planet: Fourth level

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  Cyber attacks can cause data breaches and outages that stop production, lose money and damage supply chains.

  Learn card: When attacks hit organisations

  Cyber attacks can cause data breaches (data stolen or exposed) and outages (systems that stop working).

  Outages can stop production, close shops or take services offline. Money is lost through lost sales, recovery costs and sometimes fines. Trust can take years to rebuild.

  Organisations depend on each other through supply chains. When one is hit, its suppliers and customers can be affected too: shelves go empty, deliveries stop and other businesses lose money.

  How can a cyber attack on one company affect other businesses?

  It can't Through the supply chain: suppliers and customers who depend on it Only through the weather By changing their logos

  Which is a likely effect of a system outage at a factory?

  Production stops Faster deliveries Lower energy bills More customers

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  National-security cyber threats come from groups or individuals who use digital technology to disrupt or get into systems the country depends on: infrastructure, institutions, services, the economy and public safety.

  Learn card: National security threats

  Some cyber threats put a whole country at risk. Groups or individuals can use digital technology to disrupt, damage or break into systems the nation depends on, such as energy, water, transport, health, banking, government and emergency services.

  These are known as critical national infrastructure. An attack on them could affect public safety, the economy and people's daily lives.

  The UK Government's National Security Strategy treats cyber security as a Tier 1 threat, among the most serious risks the country faces.

  Which of these is critical national infrastructure?

  The electricity grid A local café A person's games console A school sports kit

  How does the UK Government's National Security Strategy treat cyber threats?

  As not important As a Tier 1 (top-level) threat As a sports issue As a weather risk

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Do

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  Explore real cyber attacks and consider their effects on organisations.

  Case File: organisations

  Foundations: FND-DW-2-4

Includes and notes

• Note: The UK Government's National Security Strategy treats cyber security as a Tier 1 threat.

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