Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Cybersecurity affects every individual, organization, and nation. This course focuses on the evolving and pervasive technological environment with an emphasis on securing personal, organizational, and national information. Students will be introduced to the principles of cybersecurity, explore emerging technologies, examine threats and protective measures, and investigate the diverse high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity. Exciting opportunities will be presented to use interactive current resources in the study of cybersecurity such as Virginia Cyber Range, Virginia Space Grant Consortium, and Cyber.Org. Students will have the opportunity to prepare for success on related industry certifications aligned to the course content.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Cybersecurity in Family and Consumer Sciences (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity in Manufacturing (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity in Marketing (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity Operations (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity Systems Technology (36 Weeks)
- Health Informatics (36 Weeks)
- Healthcare Information Security (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36 week courses)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification Examination
- Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP) Examination
- Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP) Examination
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Examination
- Certified Secure Computer User (CSCU) Examination
- Cloud Essentials+ Certification Examination
- CodeHS Cybersecurity Level 2 Certification Examination
- CodeHS Level 1 Certification Examinations
- Cyber Forensics Associate Examination
- Ethical Hacking Associate Examination
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examination
- Information Technology Specialist Certification Examinations
- IT Fundamentals+ (IFT+) Certification Examination
- macOS Support Essentials Examination
- Microsoft Certified Fundamentals Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Security Pro Certification Examination
- Security+ Certification Examination
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| National Security |
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| Planning |
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| Public Management and Administration |
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| Regulation |
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| Revenue and Taxation |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Information Support and Services |
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| Network Systems |
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| Programming and Software Development |
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| Web and Digital Communications |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Law Enforcement Services |
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| Legal Services |
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| Security and Protective Services |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Science and Mathematics |
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