Principles of Cybersecurity, 1st Edition
By: Linda K. LavenderCopyright: 2020
Subject: Information Technology
Grade Level: 9-12
- This program includes everything you need to teach a Cybersecurity course and help prepare students for industry-recognized certification: CompTIA Security+ and Microsoft MTA Security Fundamentals. The certification-driven text is designed with effective pedagogical elements – pretests and posttests, certification objectives, essential questions, key terms, and learning goals, plus formative and summative assessments and activities – to foster critical-thinking, research, and communication skills. End-of-chapter sections include many differentiated learning opportunities: Application and Extension of Knowledge, research projects, online activities CTSO Event Prep Suggestions, and Portfolio Development guidelines. The Laboratory Manual provides hands-on practice with questions and lab activities, and the Companion Website features interactive activities.
Special features throughout the text include:- Case Studies that connect the content to real-life situation
- Ethical Issues that present situations which require good judgment
- Quick Look features that give students hands-on applications
- Products & Prices 6-12 Education
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to Cybersecurity
2. Information Security Fundamentals
3. Managing User Security
4. Command Line Interface Management
5. Controlling Physical Environments and User Actions
6. Protecting Host Systems
7. Security Vulnerabilities and Protection of Nontraditional Hosts
8. Overview of Network Security and Network Threats
9. Protecting Network Services and Infrastructure from Attacks
10. Wireless Network Security
11. Encryption and Cryptography
12. Threats to Data
13. Penetration Testing
14. Cloud Computing
15. Risk Management
16. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
17. Incident Response and Computer Forensics
18. Career and Workplace Considerations - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- CompTIA Security+ CertificationExam Number: SY0-501 (89 KB)FloridaCybersecurity Essentials (PDF, 256.14 KB)GeorgiaIntroduction to Cybersecurity - Course Number: 11.48100 (Grade 9-12) (PDF, 248.99 KB)Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)98-367: Security Fundamentals (90 KB)TexasCTE: Texas Off-List: Foundations of Cybersecurity (PDF, 296.12 KB)
- About the Author(s)