Cybersecurity in K-12 Education Syllabus

Module 1: Network Security
- The OSI Model
- The Basics
The Elements of a Secure Network
- The Firewall
- The Proxy
- The Router and the Switch
- The Load Balancer
- The Security Web Gateway
- The IDS and IPS
- The Spam Filter
- The Virtual Private Network
- The Sniffer
- Seven Domains of IT Systems Infrastructure
- Network Risk Types
- Applying Network Security Principles
- Firewall Architecture
- Network Access Control
- WiFi Security
Module 1: Check Your Understanding
Module 1: Reflection Questions
Module 1: Extending Your Study
Module 1 Quiz
Module 2: Risks and Controls
- Basic Security Principles
- Security Controls
- Inventory of Devices
- Inventory of Software
- Secure Configurations
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Control of Administrative Privileges
- ...and the rest.
- Risk Assessment
- Integration and Privacy
- RTO and RPO
Module 2: Check for Understanding
Module 2: Reflection Questions
Module 2: Extending Your Study
Module 2: Final Quiz
Module 3: Vulnerability and Mitigation
- Responding to Incidents
- Evidence
- Securing the Human
- The Way In
- Social Engineering
- Technical Attacks
- System Logs
- Hardening Systems and Networks
- Assessment and Scanners
- The Boxes
Module 3: Check for Understanding
Module 3: Reflection Questions
Module 3: Extending Your Study
Module 3: Final Quiz