AP Cybersecurity lessons
All 24 free AP Cybersecurity lessons with notes, vocabulary, and 96 ap-style practice questions with answers, organized by units. Want to track progress? Use the interactive course.
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Unit 1: Introduction to Security
How attackers trick people, why public Wi-Fi is risky, and how AI is changing both attack and defense.
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Unit 2: Securing Spaces
The core ideas of cybersecurity, then how to attack, protect, and monitor physical spaces like buildings and server rooms.
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Unit 3: Securing Networks
How networks are attacked, and how wireless security, segmentation, firewalls, and monitoring protect them.
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Unit 4: Securing Devices
Malware and device weaknesses, strong authentication, hardening laptops and phones, and spotting a compromised device.
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Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
Web app attacks, access control, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, secure coding, and detecting data breaches.