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South Carolina Advanced Cybersecurity

Threats & Security Principles

In this module, students will explore foundational security concepts and apply them through real-world scenarios and simulations. They will learn to distinguish between threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits; investigate actual data breaches; evaluate ethical concerns; and examine how protocols and baseline security measures defend against attacks.

Lessons

6.1 Always Connected

  • Pre-Lesson Reflection
  • Time to Do Some Research
  • Technology Addiction
  • Cell Phone Addiction
  • Video Game Addiction
  • +1 more

6.2 Security of Connected and Embedded Systems

  • Internet of Things and Cybersecurity
  • Security Implications of Embedded Systems
  • Security Implications of Embedded Systems Submission

6.3 Cyber Case Investigation

  • Network vs. Application Attacks
  • Threat vs. Vulnerability
  • Cyberattacks Matching Game
  • Cyber Connection
  • Hacker or Hero? Submission
  • +2 more

6.4 Adversary Types

  • Adversary Types
  • Adversary Types
  • Adversaries in the News
  • Reflection: Adversaries in the News
  • Attack Scenario Analysis

6.5 Security Breaches

  • Security Breaches
  • Research: Unethical Security Breaches
  • Research: High Profile Breach

6.6 Network Protocol Defense

  • Network Protocols Challenge!
  • Mission: Network Defender
  • Mission: Network Defender Submission

6.7 Security Baseline

  • Security Baseline
  • Security Skit
  • Security Skit Responses
  • Security Baseline Tools
  • Security Baseline Tools Submission

6.8 Lab: Anti-virus Software Installation

  • Lab: Anti-virus Software Installation
  • Lab: Anti-virus Software Installation Submission

6.9 Threats & Security Principles Quiz

  • Threats & Security Principles Quiz

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