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11 November 2026

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Finding vulnerabilities lesson for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Computer Science (4CP0), with editable PowerPoint slides, a student worksheet and full answers. Students learn how penetration testing, ethical hacking, analysis tools and policy reviews find weaknesses in a system before attackers do.

Written for Topic 5 Communication and the internet (spec 5.2.4). Everything is editable, so you can adapt it to your class.

What’s included
  • PowerPoint lesson (15 slides) with teacher notes on every slide
  • Student worksheet (Word), ready to print or edit
  • Answer sheet (Word) with mark-scheme style answers for every question
ED5.12 Finding vulnerabilities

By the end of the lesson students can:

  • Describe penetration testing and ethical hacking and explain why organisations pay for them
  • Explain what commercial analysis tools and reviews of network and user policies can find
  • Choose a suitable method for finding the weaknesses in a given situation

Worksheet sections: A. Key words; B. Run the audit by hand; C. Choose the method; D. Exam-style questions; E. Challenge

Every lesson includes
  • Learning goals and a starter question
  • Clear explanations, diagrams and worked examples (Python 3 throughout, with Pearson pseudocode alongside)
  • A quick check and a “your turnâ€� task linked to the worksheet
  • Exam-style questions with marks, and an exit ticket
Format
  • PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx), fully editable
  • Works in PowerPoint and Google Slides
  • Bright, clear GCSE design, consistent across the whole course

These are independent resources written for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (4CP0, Issue 1). They are not produced or endorsed by Pearson. Spec point numbers are Pearson’s, with a letter added where we split a statement across lessons.

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Last updated: November 2026.

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