How can we respond to the security impacts of globalisation?

G3 Social Studies - syllabus K336 (Social Studies component), 2027

How terrorism and cyber threats cross borders, how they affect people, and what individuals, the government and other countries can do.

• Transnational terrorism

  Terrorist threats can cross borders through ideas, money and planning, even if the attacker never leaves their own country.

• Cyber threats

  Cyber threats can steal, change or block access to digital information and services.

• Security impacts

  Attacks can harm lives, jobs, privacy, services and trust, and different people are affected in different ways.

• Individual vigilance

  Individuals can protect themselves and others by staying alert, checking information and reporting real concerns to the right people.

• Domestic security measures

  The government uses its powers and specialists to prevent attacks, respond to incidents and help people recover.

• International cooperation

  Countries work together against security threats that cross borders, because no country can tackle them alone.

• Briefing: misinformation and deepfakes

  Fake content spreads across borders in seconds. Laws help, but each person checking before sharing is the first defence.

• Put it together: Ferry bookings are disrupted

  A cyberattack disables a booking service used by ferry operators in two countries. Tickets cannot be checked online, and false messages offering booking refunds are circulating. Compare three responses that can be used together.