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!

Number of Units

Subjects

Cybersecurity

Grade Levels

Duration (hours)

180

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Overview

This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring careers in Cybersecurity. The focus of instruction will include the implementation and monitoring of security on network and computer systems. Students will investigate strategies to identify and protect against security threats such as hackers, eavesdropping, and network attacks. The basics of cryptography and logic reasoning will be explored. Hands-on labs in the CYBER.ORG Range provide practice in the configuration and mitigation of system vulnerabilities. Each unit integrates current events and related cyber ethics and law.

Cyber Connections

Cryptography

Cyber Career Awareness

Cyber Ethics

Cyber Hygiene

Cybersecurity

Ethical Hacking

Threats and Vulnerabilities

What You'll Teach

Foundations and Threats

1.0 - 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)

The Human Factor

2.1 - Social Engineering
2.2 - OSINT & Phishing

Data Safety and Best Practices

3.1 - System Hardening
3.2 - IOT Threat Modeling

Cryptography and Linux

4.1 - Bits, Binary and Encoding
4.2 - Basic Concepts of Cryptography
4.3 - Advanced Linux Command Line Interface
4.4 - Crypto Issues of Privacy vs Security

Devices and Networking

5.1 - Computing Devices
5.2 - Networking Fundamentals
5.3 - Protocols and Packets

Year End Projects (Extension Materials)

Biometric Authentication Product Pitch
Social Engineering PSA Video
Benchmark Selections for OS Hardening
Making an Impact with Technology

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