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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 II · Module 1

Cybersecurity II, Unit 1: Cyber I Review and Advanced Lab Orientation

Reset the lab. Re-establish the rules. Diagnose where the class is in fact and where the class thinks it is. Ship out of Day 1 with a working, segmented, validated cyber range.

Network DefenderFoundations

240 min · intermediate

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Cybersecurity II · Module 2

Cybersecurity II, Unit 2: Advanced Networking and Network Defense

VLANs, segmentation, NAT, firewall rule design, IDS/IPS concepts, VPN, and zero trust at the level a defender actually uses. Students design and defend a segmented network.

Network Defender

300 min · intermediate

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Cybersecurity II · Module 4

Cybersecurity II, Unit 4: Reconnaissance and Open-Source Intelligence

Build a complete OSINT picture of a fictional company without ever sending them a packet. Then validate your sources, document your methodology, and respect the line.

SOC AnalystPenetration TesterNetwork Defender

240 min · intermediate

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Cybersecurity II · Module 5

Cybersecurity II, Unit 5: Scanning, Enumeration, and Vulnerability Assessment

From recon to a defensible list of weaknesses with severity, evidence, and proof. Nmap, Nessus/OpenVAS, banner grabbing, service enumeration, and the discipline of validating every finding.

Penetration TesterNetwork Defender

360 min · intermediate

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Cybersecurity II · Module 6

Cybersecurity II, Unit 6: Ethical Exploitation Concepts

Where the ethics meet the keyboard. Authorized exploitation in the lab range only: Metasploit basics, password attacks against teacher-issued hash sets, post-exploitation concepts, and the discipline of stopping at proof-of-concept.

Penetration TesterNetwork DefenderFoundations

360 min · advanced

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Cybersecurity II · Module 12

Cybersecurity II, Unit 12: Risk Management, Governance, and Compliance

The skill that decides who runs the program. Risk math, frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS), and the regulations students will actually meet at work (HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, FERPA, GDPR/CCPA).

SOC AnalystGRC & RiskNetwork Defender

240 min · intermediate

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Cybersecurity II · Module 14

Cybersecurity II, Unit 14: Career Readiness and Work-Based Learning

Resume, LinkedIn, GitHub, certs, mock interviews, internship pipeline. The unit that turns a high-school cyber program into a hireable young professional.

Network Defender

240 min · intermediate

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