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Texas Foundations of Cybersecurity

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What is Cybersecurity?

1.1 Module Overview - Cybersecurity

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1.2 What is Cybersecurity?

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1.3 Impact of Cybersecurity

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1.4 The CIA Triad

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1.5 What is Cybersecurity? Quiz

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Digital Citizenship and Cyber Hygiene

2.1 Digital Footprint and Reputation

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2.2 Cyberbullying

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2.3 Internet Safety

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2.4 Privacy & Security

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2.5 Information Literacy

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2.6 Creative Credit & Copyright

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2.7 Hacking Ethics

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2.8 Digital Citizenship and Cybersecurity Quiz

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Project: Public Service Announcement
The ABCs of Cryptography
Project: Classic Cipher Newscast

5.1 Project: Classic Cipher Newscast

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System Administration

6.1 Operating Systems

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6.2 Comparing Operating Systems

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6.3 Compatibility

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6.4 Software and Applications

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6.5 Software Licenses

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6.6 Application Security

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6.7 Browser Configuration

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6.8 System Administration

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6.9 Command Line Interface

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6.10 System Administration Quiz

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Software Security

7.1 Clients and Servers

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7.2 What is SQL?

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7.3 Basic Querying in SQL

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7.4 Common Security Problems

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7.5 SQL Injection Overview

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7.6 Types of SQLi and Prevention

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7.7 Software Security Quiz

Networking Fundamentals

8.1 Introduction to the Internet

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8.2 Notational Systems

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8.3 Data Representation

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8.4 Internet Hardware and Sending Information

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8.5 Internet Addresses

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8.6 Domain Name System (DNS)

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8.7 Routing

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8.8 Packets & Protocols

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8.9 Protocols and Standards

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8.10 Viewing a Webpage

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8.11 Access Control

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8.12 Impact of the Internet

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8.13 Networking Fundamentals Quiz

IT Infrastructure

9.1 Internal Components

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9.2 Peripheral Devices

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9.3 Network Devices

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9.4 Storage Options

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9.5 Network Options

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9.6 Network Communication

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9.7 Network Management

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9.8 Private Networks

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9.9 IT Infrastructure Quiz

Project: Troubleshooting
Project: IT Professional

11.1 Building a Resume

11.2 Communication is Key!

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11.3 Building a Knowledge Base

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11.4 Star in a Video!

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Project: Digital Forensics

12.1 Digital Forensics

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12.2 Forensic Case 1: Logs

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12.3 Forensic Case 2: File Metadata

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12.4 Forensic Case 3: Exif Data

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Cyber Defense

13.1 Network Attacks

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13.2 Malware Types and Prevention

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13.3 Common Network Attacks

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13.4 Additional Attacks

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13.5 Cross-site Scripting

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13.6 Internal Threats

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13.7 Cyber Defense Quiz

Project: Put it in Writing!

14.1 Level 1: Entry Event

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14.2 Level 2: User Training

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14.3 Level 3: Incident Response

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14.4 Level 4: Data and Licenses

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14.5 Level 5: Change Management

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Risk Management

15.1 Identifying Risks

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15.2 Assessing Risks

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15.3 Risk Response

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15.4 Penetration Testing

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15.5 Risk Management Quiz

Project: The Game of Risk

16.1 The Game of Risk

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