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High School Cybersecurity Essentials

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Description

Have you or someone you know ever had personal information compromised? This inspiring course covers defensive strategies for computer, mobile device, and network security. You’ll experience a hands-on approach to security strategies, expand your computer and networking security techniques, and improve your problem-solving skills. You will also explore numerous employment opportunities and prepare for one of the fastest-growing industries: cybersecurity. Cybersecurity Essentials is the third course in the Applied Cybersecurity program of study in the Information Technology career cluster.

Segment One

Module 01 - Preserving Cybersecurity

  • Maintaining cybersecurity
  • Security breaches
  • Industry certification
  • Intrusion
  • Hackers
  • Cyber kill chain
  • Dark web
  • Cyberattacks
  • CIA triad
  • Defense mechanisms
  • Security controls
  • Countermeasures
  • Cybersecurity careers

Module 02 - Vulnerabilities

  • Vulnerabilities
  • Default values
  • Footprinting and port scanning
  • DOS and DDOS
  • Spoofing
  • Malware
  • Viruses and logic bombs
  • DNS poisoning
  • Hash functions
  • Encryption
  • Digital signatures and certificates

Module 03 - Access Control

  • Types of access control
  • Access control models
  • Password management
  • Types of firewalls
  • Firewall configuration
  • Intrusion prevention systems
  • Honeypots
  • Access control policies
  • Multifactor authentication
  • CIRT
  • Incident response


Segment Two

Module 04 - Intrusion Detection Systems

  • Intrusion detection systems
  • NIDS Sensors
  • Signature and behavior detection
  • Security appliances
  • Data loss prevention
  • Spam filters
  • Zero-day attacks
  • Port, network, and vulnerability scanning
  • Cybersecurity careers

Module 05 - Network Security

  • Virtual computing environments
  • Virtualization security and vulnerabilities
  • Hypervisors
  • Types of social engineering
  • Consequences of social engineering
  • Social media vulnerabilities
  • Network design principles
  • Careers in network administration

Module 06 - Cybersecurity and the Workplace

  • Workplace safety
  • Emergency procedures
  • Emergency action plans
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Mentoring
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Résumés and cover letters
  • Business communication