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Every module ships with a teacher guide, student worksheet, scenarios packet, quiz, answer key, and an in-browser presenter. Free preview available on the orientation modules of every track.

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Cybersecurity I · Module 1Free sample

Cybersecurity I, Unit 1: Orientation and Professional Ethics

Open the course with the line every student must internalize before they touch a tool: tools are not toys, permission matters, and 'I was just testing it' is not a legal defense.

Foundations

180 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 2

Cybersecurity I, Unit 2: Security Fundamentals

Install the mental scaffolding the rest of the course rests on: CIA, AAA, least privilege, defense in depth, and the difference between threat, vulnerability, and risk.

GRC & RiskFoundations

180 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 3

Cybersecurity I, Unit 3: Hardware, Operating Systems, and Virtualization

Build the lab. Students leave this unit with a working virtual cyber range - Kali + a Windows target + a Linux target - and the muscle memory to snapshot, break, and roll back.

Foundations

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 4

Cybersecurity I, Unit 4: Networking Fundamentals

From 'wifi just works' to seeing the actual packets. Students leave this unit able to read a network diagram, run ping/traceroute/nslookup, and walk a Wireshark capture line by line.

Network DefenderFoundations

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 5

Cybersecurity I, Unit 5: Cyber Threats and Attack Vectors

Name the threat. Trace the attack. Students leave able to identify malware families, dissect a phishing email, recognize social engineering plays, and profile a threat actor.

SOC AnalystIncident ResponderFoundations

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 6

Cybersecurity I, Unit 6: Cryptography and Data Protection

Hashing, symmetric, asymmetric, signatures, certificates, and TLS - taught at the level a defender actually needs. No math degree required.

FoundationsNetwork Defender

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 7

Cybersecurity I, Unit 7: Defensive Security Basics

Hardening 101. Students harden a real Windows VM and a real Linux VM, audit accounts, configure a host firewall, and walk away with a defender's mindset.

GRC & RiskNetwork DefenderFoundations

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 8

Cybersecurity I, Unit 8: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

The ethical hacking methodology, end-to-end, on a closed lab range. Students do their first reconnaissance, scan, enumeration, vulnerability identification, and write-up - all under written authorization.

SOC AnalystPenetration TesterFoundations

240 min · foundational

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Cybersecurity I · Module 10

Cybersecurity I, Unit 10: Capstone and EHE Credential Preparation

The closer. Students assemble a portfolio, pick a capstone path, and prepare for the EC-Council Ethical Hacking Essentials credential. Plus a comprehensive review across all 9 prior units.

Penetration TesterFoundations

360 min · foundational

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