Objective:

• Students will analyze common methods to secure data.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ Objective(s)

• 3.3 – Compare and contrast concepts and strategies to protect data
  • General data considerations
  • Data states
    • Data at rest
    • Data in transit
    • Data in use
  • Data sovereignty
  • Geolocation
• Methods to secure data
  • Geographic restrictions
  • Encryption
  • Hashing
  • Masking
  • Tokenization
  • Obfuscation
  • Segmentation
  • Permission restrictions

Guiding Question:

What are common methods to secure data?

Resources:

• Lesson 3.3.2 – Data Sovereignty and Protection.pptx and Lesson 3.3.2 Data Sovereignty and Protection Activity sheet available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

1. Read the Lesson 3.3.2 – Data Sovereignty and Protection.pptx presentation in today’s class.
2. Complete and hand in the Lesson 3.3.2 Data Sovereignty and Protection Activity Form posted in the Google Classroom (25 pts).

Assigned: April 23rd, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: April 24th, 2026