Tag Archives: Term 2

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 16 – Topic 2.4.10 Wireless, On Path, And Replay Attacks & Lab – Session Replay

Objective:

  • Students will analyze potential indicators associated with network attacks.

Standards:

  • CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objectives:
  • 2.4 – Given a scenario, analyze indicators of malicious activity.
    • Network Attacks
      • Wireless
      • On-path
      • Credential replay
      • Malicious code

Guiding Question:

  • What are common wireless network attacks and how can you defend against them?

Resources:

  • Lesson Slides Lesson 2.4.10 – Wireless, On-Path, and Replay Attacks.pptx and Lab – Session Replay.pptx available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the Lesson 2.4.10 – Wireless, On-Path, and Replay Attacks.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Lab – Session Replay in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.
  3. To confirm completion the lab activity, upload a screenshot displaying your successful login to the DVWA session on the Kali Linux machine to today’s Google Classroom post.

Posted: October 23rd, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 26th, 2026

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 15 – Topic 2.2.1 – Common Attack Surfaces & Case Study – Wireless Security

Objective:

  • Students will:
    • Compare and contrast various types of threat vectors.

Standards:

  • CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objectives:
  • 2.2 Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces.
    • Message-based
      • Email
      • Short Message Service (SMS)
      • Instant messaging (IM)
    • Image-based
    • File-based
    • Unsecure networks
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Bluetooth
    • Open service ports
    • Default credentials
    • Supply chain
      • Managed service providers (MSPs)
      • Vendors
      • Suppliers
    • Removable device
    • Vulnerable software
      • Client-based vs agentless
    • Unsupported systems and applications

Guiding Question:

  • What are some different attack surfaces and threat vectors?

Resources:

  • Lesson Slides Lesson 2.2.1 – Common Attack Surfaces.pptx and Case Study – Wireless Security.pdf available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the Lesson 2.2.1 – Common Attack Surfaces.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Case Study – Wireless Security.pdf Lab Activity using the Case Study 2.2.1 – Wireless Security Responses document available in the Google Classroom.

Posted: October 22nd, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 23rd, 2026

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 14 – Topic 8.3.1 – Wireless, Mobile & VPNs

Objective:

  • Students will:
    • Identify three methods of wireless connectivity
    • Explain three Bluetooth threats and how to mitigate them
    • Explain wireless threats and how to mitigate them
    • Explain how a virtual private network (VPN) works
    • Examine how encryption is an effective protection against message interception

Standards:

  • CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objectives:
  • 2.2 Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces.
    • Unsecure networks
      • Wireless
  • 2.4 Given a scenario, analyze indicators of malicious activities
    • Network attacks
      • Wireless
  • 3.3 Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure.
    • Secure communication/access
      • Virtual private network (VPN)

Guiding Question:

  • What are some of the threats of wireless internet and how can they be mitigated?

Resources:

  • Lesson Slides Lesson Slides 8.3.1 – Wireless, Mobile & VPNs.pptx and Lab PPT 8.3.1 – SSH Tunneling for Privacy.pptx available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the Lesson Slides 8.3.1 – Wireless, Mobile & VPNs.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Lab PPT 8.3.1 – SSH Tunneling for Privacy.pptx Lab Activity using the Lab Worksheet 8.3.1 – SSH Tunneling for Privacy document available in the Google Classroom.

Posted: October 19th, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 20th, 2026

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 13 – Topic 8.2.1 – Spoofing & Sniffing

Objective:

  • Students will:
    • Define spoofing based attacks including ARP poisoning, IP spoofing and DNS spoofing
    • Identify how spoofing is used for AiTM and DDoS attacks
    • Identify methods of securing against spoofing

Standards:

  • CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objectives:
  • 2.4 Given a scenario, analyze indicators of malicious activity.
    • Network attacks
    • Distributed denial-of-service attacks
    • On-path (AiTM)
  • 3.1 Compare and contrast security implications of different architecture models.
    • Considerations – Availability

Guiding Question:

  • What types of attacks can be executed using networked systems and how can we identify and secure against spoofing attacks??

Resources:

  • Lesson Slides Lesson 8.2.1 – Spoofing & Sniffing.pptx and Lab PPT 8.2.1 – ARP Spoofing for DoS and AiTM Attacks.pptx available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the Lesson 8.2.1 – Spoofing & Sniffing.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Lab PPT 8.2.1 – ARP Spoofing for DoS and AiTM Attacks.pptx Lab Activity using the Lab Worksheet 8.2.1 – ARP Spoofing for DoS and AiTM Attacks document available in the Google Classroom.

Posted: October 13th, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 14th, 2026

AP CYBERSECURITY CHECKPOINT QUIZ – FALL 2025

Objective: Demonstrate current levels knowledge in Cybersecurity Principles through completion of an assessment.

Resources:

Assignment:

Assigned: December 15th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 15th, 2025

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 3.2.2 – Network Appliances

Objective:

  • Students will be able to implement secure network designs.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:

3.2 – Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure

  • Infrastructure considerations
    • Network Appliances
      • Jump Server
      • Proxy Server
      • Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)/Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
      • Load balancer
      • Sensors

Guiding Question:

How are network appliances secured?

Resources:

  • Lesson 3.2.2 – Network Appliances.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 3.2.2 – Network Appliances.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Unit 3 – Network Appliances activity using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 12th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 15th, 2025

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 4.5.3 – Endpoint – Firewall, IDS/IPS & Web Filter

Objective:

  • Students will investigate common methods to enhance enterprise security with Firewalls, IDS/IPS devices and Web Filtering.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
4.5 – Given a scenario, modify enterprise capabilities to enhance security

  • Firewalls
    • Rules
    • Access lists
    • Ports/protocols
    • Screened subnets
  • IDS/IPS
    • Trends
    • Signatures
  • Web filter
    • Agent-based
    • Centralized proxy
    • Universal Resource Locator (URL) scanning
    • Content categorization
    • Block rules
    • Reputation

Guiding Question:

What is the best way to secure an organization’s infrastructure?

Resources:

  • Lesson 4.5.3 – Endpoint – Firewall, IDS/IPS & Web Filter.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 4.5.3 – Endpoint – Firewall, IDS/IPS & Web Filter.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Unit 3 – Endpoint Firewall, IDS, and Web Filter activity using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 11th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 12th, 2025

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 3.2.1 – Infrastructure Considerations

Objective:

  • Students will compare various types of infrastructure security systems.

Standards:

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

  • Infrastructure considerations
    • Device placement
    • Security zones
    • Attack surface
    • Connectivity
    • Failure modes
      • Fail-open
      • Fail-closed
    • Device attribute
      • Active vs passive
      • Inline vs tap/monitor
    • Port security
      • 802.1X
      • Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
    • Firewall types
      • Web application firewall (WAF)
      • Unified threat management (UTM)
      • Next-generation firewall (NGFW)
      • Layer 4/Layer 7

Guiding Question:

What is the best way to secure an organization’s infrastructure?

Resources:

  • Lesson 3.2.1 – Infrastructure Considerations.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 3.2.1 – Infrastructure Considerations.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Unit 3 – Infrastructure Considerations activity using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 10th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 11th, 2025

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 3.1.2 – Architecture Considerations

Objective:

  • Students will analyze common architecture considerations.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
3.1 – Compare and contrast security implications of different architecture models

  • Considerations
    • Availability
    • Resilience
    • Cost
    • Responsiveness
    • Scalability
    • Risk transference
    • Ease of recovery
    • Patch availability
    • Inability to patch
    • Power
    • Compute

Guiding Question:

What are common architecture considerations?

Resources:

  • Lesson 3.1.2 – Architecture Considerations.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 3.1.2 – Architecture Considerations.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Lesson 3.1.2 – Architecture Considerations – Guided Notes – Fall 2025 Form using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 9th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 10th, 2025

CYBER.ORG: AP Cybersecurity – Lesson 4.1.3 – Mobile Solutions

Objective:

  • Students will investigate mobile solutions.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
4.1 – Given a scenario, apply common security techniques to computing

  • Mobile solutions
    • Mobile device management (MDM)
    • Deployment models
      • Bring your own device (BYOD)
      • Corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE)
      • Choose your own device (CYOD)
    • Connection methods
      • Cellular
      • Wi-Fi
      • Bluetooth

Guiding Question:

What are common mobile solutions?

Resources:

  • Lesson 4.1.3 – Mobile Solutions.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

  1. Read the Lesson 4.1.3 – Mobile Solutions.pptx presentation in today’s class.
  2. Complete the Case Study – Geolocation.pdf Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 8th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 9th, 2025