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AP Cybersecurity Full Course
A complete unit-by-unit AP Cybersecurity course — lessons, exercises, quizzes, unit exams, and practice — built by a real AP teacher.
Course Curriculum
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Unit 1: Introduction to Security
Weeks 1–4 · 1.1 Understanding Social Engineering · 1.2 Suspicious Website Logins · 1.3 Best Practices for Public Networks · 1.4 AI-Based Cybersecurity Attacks · 1.5 Leveraging AI in Cyber Defense
Topic 1.1: Understanding Social Engineering
LiveTopic 1.2: Suspicious Website Logins
LiveTopic 1.3: Best Practices for Public Networks
LiveTopic 1.4: AI-Based Cybersecurity Attacks
LiveTopic 1.5: Leveraging AI in Cyber Defense
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Unit 2: Securing Spaces
Weeks 5–10 · 2.1 Cyber Foundations · 2.2 Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks · 2.3 Protecting Physical Spaces · 2.4 Detecting Physical Attacks
Topic 2.1: Cyber Foundations
LiveTopic 2.2: Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks
LiveTopic 2.3: Protecting Physical Spaces
LiveTopic 2.4: Detecting Physical Attacks
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Unit 3: Securing Networks
Weeks 11–18 · 3.1 Network Vulnerabilities and Attacks · 3.2 Protecting Networks: Managerial Controls · 3.3 Protecting Networks: Segmentation · 3.4 Protecting Networks: Firewalls · 3.5 Detecting Network Attacks
Unit 4: Securing Devices
Weeks 19–26 · 4.1 Device Vulnerabilities and Attacks · 4.2 Authentication · 4.3 Protecting Devices · 4.4 Detecting Attacks on Devices
Unit 5: Securing Applications & Data
Weeks 27–32 · 5.1 Application and Data Vulnerabilities · 5.2 Protecting Applications and Data · 5.3 Protecting Stored Data with Cryptography · 5.4 Asymmetric Cryptography · 5.5 Protecting Applications · 5.6 Detecting Attacks on Data and Applications
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