COURSE ID: PLPH7202

Cybersecurity 1 B: Defense Against Threats*

Current 2024-25
Start Date: August 19, 2024
End Date: June 4, 2025
District: Sheridan County School District #1
Grade Levels: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Course Type: Hathaway Scholarship Eligible
Provider: Cowboy State Virtual Academy

Unmask the cybersecurity threats around you by understanding hackers and identifying weaknesses in your online behavior. Learn to avoid the various types of cyberattacks, including those to your social media accounts, and to predict the potential legal consequences of sharing or accessing information that you do not have rights to. Dig into these crimes in depth by taking a look at cyber forensics and other cybersecurity careers. Cybersecurity will play an increasingly larger role in our personal and professional lives in the years to come.