Huntsville City Schools Cyber Security Program Update Susan Moon Career Academy Coordinator January 13, 2015

Freshman Cyber Security Course Foundations of Informational Security (INFOSEC 1) - 520038 A one-credit course that introduces students to the field of Cyber Security. Students will become familiar with Microsoft Windows and Linux Operating Systems. They will learn to use multiple numbering systems and how these systems are used in network addressing and operating system configuration. Students will also gain experience in the areas of vulnerability identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation techniques, WiFi security, IP Addressing, and Informational Ethics. Co-requisite: Students must be concurrently enrolled in Algebra 1 or higher level math.   We have submitted our course description to the ALSDE and received course numbers. – At this point, HCS these courses are the only official Cyber Security Courses in the state curriculum.

Sophomore Cyber Security Course Principles of Information Security (INFOSEC 2) - 520039 A one-credit course that introduces students to computer network systems that are most commonly the focus of attack. Students will build and configure the common elements found on the Internet to include database servers, web servers, and web application servers. Students will be introduced to remote access terminal shells which will be vital toward penetration testing and attack vectors. Prerequisite: Foundations of Informational Security  

Junior Cyber Security course CYBER SECURITY I This elective course introduces students to computer security fundamentals including threats and trends, cryptography, user authentication and access control, web-based attacks, and the ethics and legal issues surrounding piracy, intellectual property and computer crime. Through hands-on labs they also become familiar with operating systems and how to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities to protect systems from malicious software and network attacks. This course is weighted 10 points on a 100-point scale, and students successfully completing this course will receive the extra quality point. Grade: 11-12 Prerequisite: Teacher approval

Senior Cyber Security Course CYBER SECURITY II This senior level course provides the student with experiences in how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as a hacker. This course may lead to the Certified Ethical Hacker certification from the IC-Council. This course is weighted 10 points on a 100-point scale. Students successfully completing this course will receive the extra quality point. Prerequisite: Info. Tech Support & Service (Cyber Security I)

Fall 2016 Junior Cyber Security Course Retired Attack Vectors (INFOSEC III) becomes the new junior level Cyber Security Course

Fall 2017 Senior Level Cyber Security II Class Retired Penetration Testing (INFOSEC IV) becomes the capstone Cyber Security Course

Student Competitions

What Is CyberPatriot? CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program.  At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services in a six hour period.  Teams compete for the top placement within their state and region, and the top teams in the nation earn all-expenses paid trips to Washington, DC for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money.​

Cyber Patriot 27 HCS Teams Participated in Cyber Patriot All high schools and 2 middle schools participated All JROTC programs participated Three all-girl teams participated 2200 teams nationwide competed in the Cyber Patriot Competition.

Alabama Results Open Division: Platinum 1st CyberSloths (1st in Nation) 2nd NCTHS Cyber Centurians (31st in Nation) 3rd Buffer (3rd in Alabama) All three Alabama teams earning a spot in the Regional Competition are from HCS.

Alabama Results JROTC Platinum Division 1st NCTHS JROTC – Alpha – (3rd in Nation)

Alabama Results Open Division Gold 1st NCTHS Cheeki Breeki (1st in Nation) 2nd Grissom Overflow 3rd NCTH All Girls (45th in Nation) All Service Division Gold 1st NCTHS JROTC Beta (2nd in Nation) 2nd NCTHS JROTC Delta (7th in Nation) All three teams earning a spot in the Regional Open Division and 2 of the 3 teams earning a spot in the Regional All Service Division are from HCS.

Alabama Results Middle School Division Challenger Middle School entered 3 of the 149 middle school teams in the nation. They took all three of the top spots in the state: Robo Cyber Eagles – 1st in state, 13th in nation Robot Unicorn Attack – 2nd in state, 22nd in nation Fresh Nation – 3rd in state, 37th in nation All three teams will advance to the Regional competition. All three teams earning a spot in the regional competition are from HCS.

New Middle School Curriculum All Middle Schools will Participate Teacher Training Provided in Huntsville July 7th – 9th by the Cyber Innovation Center, Bossier City, Louisiana Still to be determined: Should the curriculum be embedded in current courses or implemented as a separate course? Training is provided free of charge to HCS. – We may need to consider a stipend for our teachers. We can send a team of three – six teachers from each middle school. Curriculum will be provided to the teachers and includes topics such as digital citizenship and cyber literacy.

Cyber Camp HCS in partnership with Cyber Huntsville will offer a week long cyber camp at NCTHS June 15th – 19th . This pilot camp will support 50 high school students and include instruction, interaction with industry professionals, and a competition. Camp is free of charge to Huntsville City School students

Additional Information Junior and Senior Level Students participate in Internships. Students participate in multiple speaking engagements. High School students mentor the middle school Cyber Patriot teams.

Cyber Huntsville Cyber Huntsville has invited HCS to identify a class or club willing to maintain the Cyber Huntsville Website.

Grant Update 92 New Laptops have been purchased and are in IT for imaging. HCS received state grant funding to purchase equipment for Cyber Labs ($160K). We will be meeting with our Government and Industry partners over the next couple of weeks to identify and order the new equipment.