20163/20165 Cybersecurity

Course Name: CYBERSECURITY

Course Number: 20163/20165

Open to: Grades 10, 11, 12

Length: 2 Semesters

Credits: 1 credit

Prerequisite: Computer Science Essentials 1

Content: From PLTW website: “Cybersecurity introduces the tools and concepts of cybersecurity and encourages students to create solutions that allow people to share computing resources while protecting privacy. Nationally, computational resources are vulnerable and frequently attacked; in Cybersecurity, students solve problems by understanding and closing these vulnerabilities. This course raises students’ knowledge of and commitment to ethical computing behavior. It also aims to develop students’ skills as consumers, friends, citizens, and employees who can effectively contribute to communities with a dependable cyber-infrastructure that moves and processes information safely.”

Course Activities: 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.

Technology Integration: Students will be using connected devices and web applications and analyze simulated types of cyberattacks.

Cost: None