Intro to Cybersecurity
The goal of this course is to introduce students to basic cybersecurity concepts and inspire interest in cybersecurity careers. This course does not require any prerequisite knowledge in computing or cybersecurity for either the student or teacher. The course can be delivered completely on Chromebooks with no specialized equipment. It includes the use of the CYBER.ORG Range, which is a no cost cyber range for all K-12 educators. This course is meant as an introductory course to CYBER.ORG’s Cybersecurity course.
This course will be launching in the summer of 2023!
0.1 - Cybersecurity Careers, course objectives, and Ethics Agreement
1.1 - The CIA Triad and Authentication
1.2 - Identifying Security Threats
1.3 - Introduction to CLI (Command Line Interface)
2.1 - Social Engineering
2.2 - OSINT and Phishing
3.1 - Securing the System
3.2 - IoT Threat Modeling
4.1 - Bits, Binary, and Encoding
4.2 - Cryptography Basics Concepts
4.3 - Advanced Linux Command Line Interface
4.4 - Privacy vs Security
5.1 - Computer Components
5.2 - Networking Fundamentals
5.3 - Protocols & Packets
- Biometric Authentication Product Pitch
- Social Engineering PSA Video
- Benchmark Selections for OS Hardening
- Making an Impact with Technology
6.1 - Law and Ethics
7.1 - Recon Introduction and Google Dorking
7.2 - WHOIS and Nslookup
7.3 - Network Scanning
8.1 - Net Attacks - Denial of Service (DoS)
8.2 - Spoofing & Sniffing
8.3 - Wireless, Mobile, & VPNs
8.4 - Pentesting & Exploits
8.5 - Cyber War
9.1 - Basic Web Concepts
9.2 - Web Vulnerabilities
9.3 - SQL Database Attacks
10.1 - Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption
10.2 - SSL for Online Security
Through course labs students will be introduced to cyber competitions including the National Cyber Cup, PicoCTF, CyberStart America, and CyberPatriot. These events provide students with opportunities to independently expand their cybersecurity learning, to win scholarships, and to access career pathways.