Allan Didier

Cybersecurity Projects

A. Cybersecurity Research

  1. Do a cybersecurity research project.
  2. Answer the question in the Cybersecurity Research Organizer.
  3. Present your research in a paper or a slide show.

B. Codecademy Cybersecurity Course

Codecademy Course Sections

Complete the course. Submit screenshots of the completed course sections or talk with Mr. Didier about what you learned

  • What is Cybersecurity?
  • History & Cybersecurity Standards.
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cryptography, Authentication, & Authorization
  • Network Security Basics
  • Securing Your Personal Devices
  • Case Studies & Looking Ahead

C. Kahn Acadamy Cryptography Course

Kahn Acadamy Cryptography Sections

  • Ancient Cryptography
  • Ciphers
  • Cryptography Challenge 101
  • Modern Cryptography
  • Modular Arithmetic
  • Primality Test
  • Randomized Algorithms

D. CyberStart

Cyberstart went offline and was discontinued two years ago, but is now back online. It was a difficult, but good program. I’m not sure if it is still a functional option. 

Work through CyberStart America’s cybersecurity training game. 

CyberStart America is a free cybersecurity training program with over 200 fun-to-play challenges for beginners. You will need to create an account with them

Cybersecurity topics you explore in the training program include:

  1. Web Applications
  2. Cryptography
  3. Linux
  4. Programming
  5. Binaries (executable programs)

D. Other Tools

Below are some other Cybersecurity tools and sites
  1. dcode: site with various code/decode tools for cryptography.
  2. Boxentriq: Code-breaking, cypher, and puzzle logic site.