AP Cybersecurity

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 2.3.3 – Hardware and Virtualization Vulnerabilities

Objective:

  • Students will analyze potential indicators associated with hardware and virtualization vulnerabilities.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
2.3 – Explain various types of vulnerabilities

  • Hardware
    • Firmware
    • End-of-life
    • Legacy
  • Virtualization
    • Virtual machine (VM) escape
    • Resource reuse
  • Cloud-specific

Guiding Question:

What are hardware and virtualization vulnerabilities and how can they be mitigated?

Resources:

  • Lesson 2.3.3 – Hardware and Virtualization Vulnerabilities.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 2.3.3 – Hardware and Virtualization Vulnerabilities.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Case Study – VENOM Vulnerability.pdf Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 4th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 5th, 2025