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Indiana Computer Science III: Cybersecurity

Units

Unit Description
What is Cybersecurity?: Students explore the basics of cybersecurity. Students will learn about why cybersecurity is important, recent threats to cybersecurity, and different careers in the field.
The ABCs of Cryptography: Students dive into the history of cryptography systems, encryption systems, and basic cryptography systems. Additionally, students explore topics on how to use cryptography, cryptology, and cryptanalysis to decode a message without the use of a key.
Project: Classic Cipher Newscast: Students create a newscast in teams! Each team will be given a different **classic cipher** (beyond Caesar and Vigenere) to research and address in their newscast.
Advanced Cryptography: Students learn advanced principles of cryptology and explore concepts of encrypted email, digital certificates, private key certificates, different types of SSL certificates, the chain of trust and how a Certificate Authority (CA) works.
Project: Steganography: Students explore steganography and create an encryption algorithm to conceal and hide a message within the pixels of an image!
System Administration: Students compare and contrast common operating systems (Windows, Linux, OS), investigate security options and implement user accounts to enforce authentication and authorization.
IT Infrastructure: Students learn about the physical elements of computers and networking, such as motherboards, RAM, routers, and the use of port numbers, ethernet, and wireless devices.
Project: Troubleshooting: Students explore the troubleshooting methodology and utilize it to solve sample IT support issues.
Software Security: Students learn what happens when running a web application and how to look inside web apps using developer tools, source code, and more. Students learn basic SQL and common attacks like SQLi.
Project: Put it in Writing!: Students develop a training policy that informs employees on matters of network security and details the company policy on preventative measures employees should take.
Risk Management : Students demonstrate skills in conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems.
Project: The Game of Risk: Students design and create a board game or a card game that will help players to identify randomized security vulnerabilities and appropriate defenses.
Introduction to Cybersecurity Pretest :
Introduction to Cybersecurity Posttest :

Unit Description
Cryptocurrency: This module gives an introduction to cryptocurrencies and characteristics of its underlying technology, which is blockchain. It delves into the possibilities of how cryptocurrencies can solve some global banking problems, but also looks at the major deficiencies and problems of blockchain and cryptocurrency.
SQL Part II: The SQL: Continue learning more topics in SQL.
Web Development: In this unit, students will go through a high level introduction to HTML, CSS, and the processes involved in viewing web pages on the internet. Students will create several simple web pages using the CodeHS online editor to gain practice using the various features of HTML and CSS.
Final Course Project:
Digital Citizenship and Cyber Hygiene: Students learn about Internet etiquette and how to stay safe on the world wide web. Students also look at the potential effects of our digital footprints, how to protect information from online risks, and the implications of cyberbullying. Finally, the module includes how to find and cite quality resources online.
Project: Public Service Announcement: For this project, students create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to teach their peers about digital citizenship and cyber hygiene. Students can select any of the topics covered so far.
Programming Fundamentals: Students learn the fundamentals of programming including variables, arrays, and objects as well as the difference in interpreted and compiled languages. Students explore programming through block coding which includes conditional statements and control structures.
Networking Fundamentals: Students explore the structure and design of the internet and networks, and how this design affects the reliability of network communication, the security of data, and personal privacy. Students learn how the Internet connects computers all over the world by using networking protocols.