Standards - Career & Technical Education

Perform an install of an operating system in a virtual environment.

Apply the parts of the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) to a given security scenario.

Describe various types of physical security controls and explain their importance.

Analyze attributes of various types of malware and other attacks to determine the key characteristics of each type.

Describe various types of social engineering.

Describe various types of application attacks and threats.

Analyze types of network attacks.

Identify and analyze wireless network threats.

Describe different types of threat actors and threat vectors.

Predict security concerns and possible vulnerabilities associated with system hardening.

Describe the techniques used in security assessments.

Explain basic cryptographic concepts.

Describe the purpose and scope of a cybersecurity disaster recovery plan for a given simulated or actual work environment.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Use technology to collaborate with peers and/or experts to create digital artifacts that can be published online for a target audience.

Formulate new ideas, solve problems, or create products through the design and engineering process by utilizing testing, prototypes, and user feedback.

Identify and integrate secure protocols and services in a given scenario.

Differentiate among firewall technologies.

Illustrate secure network designs, creating diagrams by hand or with networking software.

Configure wireless security settings.

Apply secure mobile solutions in a given environment.

Describe the value of implementing security concepts in an enterprise environment.

Identify and explain equalization and cloud computing concepts.

Compare and contrast cloud security controls.

Compare and contrast secure application development, deployment, and automation concepts.

Summarize types of authentication protocols and authorization design concepts used in network security.

Explain the security vulnerabilities and constraints of embedded and specialized systems.

Explain penetration testing techniques and exercise types.

Explain the importance of having policies, processes, and procedures for carrying out incident response plans.

Compare and contrast symmetric and asymmetric algorithms and their security uses.

Describe the primary components of public key infrastructure and explain why these structures are critical to organizations.