“Intro to the Challenge of Cybersecurity – Unit 5 – Lesson 4”

Unit 5 – Lesson 4 – “Policy Controls”

2 Days

This lesson focuses on security policies as controls. The focus is on the implementation of the policy, updates, and policy enforcement. Students work on activities that highlight the importance of security policies for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. The lesson concludes with a laboratory exercise where the students experiment with installation and removal of software on an organizational machine in violation of an acceptable use policy.