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Computer Science 9618 · Security, privacy and data integrity. Security, privacy and integrity; system and data security threats; malware, hacking, phishing and pharming; accounts, passwords, authentication, signatures, biometrics, firewall, antivirus, antispyware, encryption and access rights.

It came up in 35 of 104 papers, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Data Integrity, Ethics and Ownership, Networks including the internet, Operating Systems.

37 questions, newest first

  1. 9618/11/O/N/25 Question 8 part (a) · 2 marks
  2. 9618/12/O/N/25 Question 5 part (e) · 3 marks
  3. 9618/12/O/N/25 Question 10 part (c) · 1 mark
  4. 9618/11/M/J/25 Question 7 part (a) · 3 marks
  5. 9618/13/M/J/25 Question 3 part (b) · 4 marks
  6. 9618/12/O/N/24 Question 4 part (c) · 3 marks
  7. 9618/11/M/J/24 Question 5 part (c(i)) · 3 marks
  8. 9618/12/M/J/24 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 6 marks
  9. 9618/13/M/J/24 Question 7 part (f(ii)) · 2 marks
  10. 9618/12/O/N/23 Question 5 · 6 marks
  11. 9618/13/O/N/23 Question 3 part (a(iii)) · 3 marks
  12. 9618/13/O/N/23 Question 8 parts (b) (c) · 5 marks
  13. 9618/13/M/J/23 Question 6 · 7 marks
  14. 9618/11/O/N/22 Question 2 · 4 marks
  15. 9618/12/O/N/22 Question 6 part (a(ii)) · 3 marks
  16. 9618/11/M/J/22 Question 3 · 7 marks
  17. 9618/12/M/J/22 Question 4 · 10 marks
  18. 9618/13/M/J/22 Question 5 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 3 marks
  19. 9618/11/O/N/21 Question 2 parts (a) (c) · 5 marks
  20. 9618/12/O/N/21 Question 1 · 2 marks
  21. 9618/13/O/N/21 Question 2 parts (a) (c) · 5 marks
  22. 9608/11/M/J/21 Question 2 part (d) · 3 marks
  23. 9608/12/M/J/21 Question 8 · 5 marks
  24. 9618/12/M/J/21 Question 8 · 5 marks
  25. 9608/11/M/J/20 Question 1 part (b) · 3 marks
  26. 9608/12/M/J/20 Question 7 parts (d(i)) (d(ii)) · 3 marks
  27. 9608/13/M/J/20 Question 5 part (a) · 3 marks
  28. 9608/13/O/N/19 Question 1 part (c(ii)) · 3 marks
  29. 9608/12/M/J/19 Question 5 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
  30. 9608/13/M/J/19 Question 2 parts (a) (b) · 8 marks
  31. 9608/12/O/N/18 Question 6 part (a) · 2 marks
  32. 9608/13/O/N/18 Question 5 part (b) · 3 marks
  33. 9608/12/O/N/17 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b) · 8 marks
  34. 9608/13/O/N/17 Question 3 part (a) · 2 marks
  35. 9608/11/O/N/16 Question 7 parts (c(i)) (c(iii)) · 4 marks
  36. 9608/13/O/N/16 Question 7 parts (c(i)) (c(iii)) · 4 marks
  37. 9608/13/M/J/16 Question 7 · 10 marks

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