2011 – Senior Cybersecurity Basics – Activity List

Activity Ideas

Listed under each requirement

Step 1 – Find out how computers run multiple programs

Learn two methods (process isolation AND domain separation) that computers use when running multiple programs.

RECOMMENDED: 10 Principle Cards

Step 2 – Identify functions and privileges

Understand what resource encapsulation is and how it works.

RECOMMENDED: 10 Principle Cards

Step 3 – Learn how computers hide information

Learn what abstraction and data hiding are and how they work.

RECOMMENDED: 10 Principle Cards

Step 4 – Design a layered security system

Learn what modularity is, how it can help protect your computer AND design a multi-layered cybersecurity protocol to protect yourself.

RECOMMENDED: Castle Layers of Security

Step 5 – Design a Rube Goldberg machine

Design a Rube Goldberg machine in order to understand that simplicity is best AND learn what minimization is in Cybersecurity.

RECOMMENDED: Rube Goldberg – Paper Only

For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Senior Cybersecurity Basics page.

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