CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Topic 3.2.3 – Secure Communication/Access and Effective Controls

Objective:

  • Students will learn to implement the tools to design a secure network.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
3.2 – Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure

  • Secure communication/access
    • Virtual private network (VPN)
    • Remote access
    • Tunneling
      • Transport Layer Security (TLS)
      • Internet protocol security (IPSEC)
    • Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)
    • Secure access service edge (SASE)
  • Selection of effective controls

Guiding Question:

How are secure networks designed?

Resources:

  • Lesson 3.2.3 – Secure Communication – Access and Efective Controls Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the 5.2.1 – Risk Management.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Case Study – NordVPN Hack Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: October 13th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 14th, 2025