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Introduction to Cybersecurity

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Introduction to Cybersecurity is designed to acquaint middle school students with the technology and methods of modern information and system protection. This course presents basic knowledge of computer structure and functions as well as ethics and security concepts which can be applied in everyday life. Standards introduce basic computer security principles and procedures and allow students to explore hardware and software components.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Information TechnologyFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Detailed information about this program

Introduction to Cybersecurity is designed to acquaint middle school students with the technology and methods of modern information and system protection. This course presents basic knowledge of computer structure and functions as well as ethics and security concepts which can be applied in everyday life. Standards introduce basic computer security principles and procedures and allow students to explore hardware and software components. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students to develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Information Technology cluster affiliate with SkillsUSA and/or TSA.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Investigate and report on the history and evolution of computers
  • Identify computer peripherals and common ports related to input and output
  • Identify the internal components of a computer and explain their functions
  • Locate, disassemble, and reassemble the internal components of a computer
  • Diagnose common issues related to computer hardware, utilizing the troubleshooting process
  • Describe the binary, hexadecimal, and ASCII notational systems used in computers
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Information Security Analysts15-1212.00
  • Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299.00
  • Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231.00
  • Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • SIEM alert triage (Splunk, Sentinel, Chronicle) — investigate per runbook under a senior analyst's review.
  • Phishing analysis and email-threat investigations — work the queue on a tier-1 rotation.
  • Vulnerability-scan output (Nessus, Qualys, Wiz) — interpret and prioritize routine findings.
  • Standard runbooks for common alerts — execute correctly and document outcomes.
  • Tickets and case-tracking in the ITSM platform — log accurately for downstream investigation.
  • Endpoint-detection tools (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) — interpret detections on a standard threat profile.
  • Common attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK) — recognize techniques in alerts at the tactic level.
  • Authentication and identity basics (SSO, MFA, SAML, OIDC) — explain and apply correctly.
  • Network-traffic analysis basics (firewall logs, DNS, NetFlow) — read and pattern-match on routine sessions.
  • Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001 high-level) — recognize control families in audit prep.

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