16 lessons · Chromebook & mobile ready
Cybersecurity
High-school cyber fundamentals — defend systems, data, and people
Defend systems, data, and people — practical cyber fundamentals without the hacker fantasy.
For learners & program leaders
What you'll walk away with
Teens and beginners who want practical cyber defense skills for school, work, and everyday life online. Flexible schedule — 16 sessions over 8 weeks.
- Explain what cybersecurity is and why systems, data, and people need defenders
- Separate threats from risks and choose practical protective habits
- Strengthen accounts with passwords, MFA, and phishing resistance
- Understand networks, secure connections, and safer software choices at a high level
- Protect privacy, permissions, and shared/cloud data responsibly
- Practice incident basics and ethics — then defend a realistic scenario
Skills · Capstone · Standards
Threat & risk awareness · Account & phishing defense · Secure connection habits · Privacy & data protection · Incident response basics
Capstone: Defend & Justify · Built to align with CSTA K–12 CS Standards · standards packet available
Inside the path
16 lessons · 8 weeks
Choose a week to see what each session teaches. Pace flexes to your classroom, family, or program.
01 · Learn it
Coach’s note, quick explainer, and word help — the goal and big idea in plain language.
02 · Do the activity
Guided practice with instant feedback, then a from-scratch challenge and check-for-understanding.
03 · Reflect
Ethics or reflection moments on AI, data, cyber defense, or digital citizenship.
04 · Earn XP & badges
Progress shows on a clear roadmap — for learners, families, and instructors.
Week 1 of 8
Principles & Ethics
Define cybersecurity goals, evaluate ethical constraints, and apply the CIA triad with authentication.
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Session 1
Cybersecurity Principles & Ethics
Evaluate ethical and social impacts of cybersecurity choices; explain tradeoffs among protecting data, systems, and people; and justify why authorized use is a non-negotiable professional and legal boundary.
02
Session 2
CIA Triad, Auth & Tradeoffs
Recommend authentication measures that protect CIA goals; compare usability vs. security tradeoffs across passwords, MFA, biometrics, and tokens; and explain how weak auth cascades into Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability failures.
Get started
Try a lesson — then talk to us
Learners and families can demo the real lesson canvas first. Schools and programs: tell us your timeline and we'll help you pilot a class, after-school block, or Scout troop.
Families & learners
Demo with no account. Then reach out for a self-paced class code or live support.
Schools & admins
Class codes, roster progress, and standards docs — request a pilot when you're ready.
