Cybersecurity

"Cybersecurity is the art of protecting networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access or criminal use and the practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information." -- CISA.org

This course uses the curriculum from Project Lead The Way (PLTW). PLTW's description of the course:

"Identify cybersecurity threats and protect against them. Detect intrusions and respond to attacks. Begin to examine your own digital footprint and better defend your own personal data. Learn how organizations protect themselves in today’s world.

Whether seeking a career in the emerging field of cybersecurity or learning to defend their own personal data or a company’s data, students in PLTW Cybersecurity establish an ethical code of conduct while learning to defend data in today’s complex cyberworld."

Units:

• Unit 1: Personal Security

• Unit 2: System Security

• Unit 3: Network Security

• Unit 4: Applied Cybersecurity

You "learn by doing". We get to use a a Virtual Machine (VM) to complete the Security Labs. This means you can work through real-life cybersecurity scenarios, experiment, and be okay with making mistakes because the VM is separate from our school network, which keeps both the network and students in a safe environment to work and experiment.

Students reflect on their own personal security, learn about server vulnerabilities, analyzing network files, Linux commands, and more!

Do the following statements apply to you?

• I can follow written instructions.

• I can type.

• I enjoy working independently.

• I enjoy working with computers.

• I think the concept of cybersecurity is interesting.

• I'd like to learn more about the background of cybersecurity.

• I enjoy coding (or at least think I might enjoy it)

• I want to take a class that introduces me to a fast-growing, high-paying field.

If you agree with most or all of these statements, then this sounds like the class for you!