Security Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Some security engineers get paid to try to break into systems on purpose, so they can find weak spots and fix them!
Through history
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Long ago
People have always locked up secrets. Long ago, people used secret codes to hide messages so only the right friend could read them.
Tools of the trade
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Password Manager
A safe place on a computer that keeps all your secret passwords together, so you don't have to remember every one.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe security engineer grabs a cup of tea or water and checks if any alarms went off in the night. Did anyone try to sneak in?
Words to know
- Firewall
- A digital wall that stands between a computer and strangers on the internet. It lets friendly visitors in and keeps unwanted ones out.
Quiz time
A strong password can be a short, simple word like "cat".
Security engineers write computer code that works like locks and alarms.