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Cyber Explorers VVMS & ROCKSF Program


VVMS & RockSF Middle School Program

Cyber Explorers is a 15-week immersive program aimed at introducing Cyber Security discipline to high school and middle school students at VVMS and ROCKSF. We call this cohort the STAR CODERS. The program doesn’t assume any exposure to computers and computer science. The first 3 sessions are tabletop fun games and exercises introducing concepts of Cyber Security like Cryptography, Network Security, Defense in Depth, Incident Detection, Incident Response et al.

The students will start early in the program on a team project which could be a cybersecurity-related puzzle, poster or a project. This is a deliverable which students are expected to showcase in the Cyber Explorers finale - a open source intelligence project and a python YOUR VOICE IS POWER submission.


Its In Progress! The Cyber Explorers VVMS Program

Presentation Program Photos (please add any photos you have): Final Day.

Next Up We are have our annual Hackathon on July 15 at Merritt College. Application details are available now! Last day to sign up is Monday, June 27, 2021.


Program details

SessionDescriptionNotes
1

Introduction to Cyber Security (Hands-on No Computers) (Cypher-1-3, Cryptography & Steganography).Real world attacks analyzed (1-3 Printed) Video Content [Attack/Movie]
  1. Written exercise
2

Introduction to Cyber Security through Board Games (Hands-on No Computers) (IR - Scenarios/ Role Play) [D0x3d, Cyber Threat Defenders, Control-Alt-Hack]
  1. We covered five board games - Security Cards, Dx03D, Cards Against Security, Stratego, and Hacker. Details below.
3

OSINT Simulation
4

Ethics Personal Security (Password Manager, Do Not Track, Phishing awareness,..)

Ethics exercises
5

Introduction to Shell - with a game (ls, cat, grep, pipe, nmap, …)
  1. Session #5 Install PuTTY
  2. OverTheWire Bandit Challenge
  3. Session #5 Unix Command Challenge - Challenge Form
  4. Session #5 Optional Challenge - Challenge Directory ZIP
  5. Project Ideas
6

Cyber Threats Demonstrated On Networks (WEP Attack & Wireshark)
  1. Project Ideas Excerpt
  2. Session #6 Network Security Follow along
7

Red Teaming - Cyber Threats Demonstrated On Individuals (Rubber Ducky)
  1. Project Ideas Excerpt Review & Plan Formation
  2. Session #7 Red Teaming Follow along
  3. Announcements
    1. 5-Minute Team Presentations next week
    2. Explorers Escape room in San Francisco Public Library
8

Introduction to Physical Security
  1. Project Background Research & Preparing for Tuesday presentations Project Document
  2. TestOut Lesson 4 Physical Security Labsim
  3. Announcements
    1. 5-Minute Team Presentations Tuesday, May 7th
    2. Explorers Escape room in San Francisco Public Library
9

Team Project - Session 2 & Introduction to Forensics
  1. Project Milestone - 5 Minute Presentations Project Proposal & Plan
  2. Forensics exercise with disk data analysis - Follow along
  3. Announcements
    1. Volunteers for San Francisco Public Library Explorers Escape Room
10

Introduction to Data science for CyberSecurity
  1. Project work - Prototype Developement
  2. Data Science for CyberSecurity-
    1. Access logs, OS logs, Application logs, Service logs, syslogs
    2. Introduction to Intrusion Detection
  3. Announcements
    1. Cyber Patriots Application
    2. Volunteer for the Cyber Explorer Escape Room @ Bay Area Maker Faire
11

Team Project - Session 3 - students will work on team projects
  1. Project work Feedback & Presentation plan
  2. Announcements
    1. Invitation for Cyber Explorers Demo Day, May 23 5-7pm, Multipurpose Room Santa Teresa High School, San Jose, CA.
    2. Volunteer for the Cyber Explorer Escape Room @ Bay Area Maker Faire
12

Introduction to Career Paths in Cyber Security
  1. Conversation with Mel Masterson, AirBnB Security
  2. Project Milestone - Final presentation preparation.
  3. Announcements
    1. Invitation for Cyber Explorers Demo Day, May 23 5-7pm, Multipurpose Room Santa Teresa High School, San Jose, CA.
    2. Volunteer for the Cyber Explorer Escape Room @ Bay Area Maker Faire
    3. We will work on Cyber Patriots images (OS & Networking) next session.
13

Lab session tailored to a Cyber Patriots Challenge
  1. TestLab - Cyber Patriots
    1. ISO images VMWare Player - problems (45 mins)
    2. Packet Tracer Image - Cisco Packet Tracer (30mins)
14

Project Demonstration & Cyber Security Topic Presentations,Team Presentations

Through the Cyber Explorers, we aim at having a strong industry partnership using guest lectures, hackathons and exposing students to career paths. One of the session labs will be tailored as a Cyber Patriots test - which will introduce students to the Cyber Patriots program and other relevant national initiatives.

The program finale will showcases student work and projects to a broad audience. During the duration of the program, we will offer an extensive cybersecurity library and a raspberry pi based project lab environment. We strive to align this program to other industry efforts and also offer a hackathon.

Project Ideas & Process

  1. Enhance the Cyber Explorers escape room
  2. Develop a poster against Cyber Bullying & Teen education.
  3. Develop a poster and tools for person cyber security - tools, image guide etc.
  4. Work on the Cyber Security games - Security & Privacy cards, Dx0D
  5. Ideas from Students