In this newsletter: Professional Development opportunities, Assessment resources, Cyber+AI, Student scholarship deadline, AP Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Foundations Course - Spring/Summer Registration is Open
Give your students more than definitions. Give them a strong start in cybersecurity.
Our Foundations of Cybersecurity course equips high school teachers with the essential knowledge, real-world examples, and learning activities to expand and deepen your understanding of Cybersecurity. Spring/Summer enrollment is open.
This free one-hour webinar showcases how to use the ARC curriculum and assessment guides and the assessment items. The webinar is designed for high school cybersecurity teachers.
Updated ARC Curriculum & Assessment Guides
All 6 ARC Guides have been refined and updated as of April.
Teach Cyber AI + Cybersecurity News
Artificial intelligence is often described as a transformative and disruptive technology. In cybersecurity, AI is disruptive because it can automate detection, response, and analysis at scale, while also enabling new forms of attack such as highly targeted phishing, deepfakes, and faster vulnerability discovery. The same underlying capabilities can be applied for protection or exploitation.
The recent news from Anthropic on its latest model Claude Mythos Preview, suggests frontier AI may be entering a phase where capability gains create immediate governance and security consequences. Project Glasswing is an effort to use Mythos Preview to help secure the world’s most critical software and to prepare the industry. You can read Anthropic's assessment here: https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/.
Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and there is much uncertainty about its impact. New tools can increase productivity, personalize services, and automate complex tasks, but they also raise questions about jobs, trust, privacy, and fairness.
We want to help teachers understand the AI impact. Teach Cyber will be working on some Cyber+AI lessons this summer. If you are interested in keeping informed on our work, sign up here: https://www.research.net/r/AI_Interest_Form
DARK Endowment Scholarship for Cybersecurity Reminder
The UTeach Cybersecurity curriculum, developed in collaboration with Teach Cyber, is undergoing updates so it will be fully aligned with College Board’s AP Cybersecurity course framework beginning in 2026–27
About UTeach AP Cybersecurity: In this hands-on, project-based curriculum, students explore core cybersecurity skills through practical lessons focused on topics like common threats and vulnerabilities, risk management, and a defense-in-depth strategy for securing systems, networks, and data. Throughout the units, students prove their cyber defense skills through real-world challenges from a fictional hacker group that has "hijacked" the course.
UTeach Webinar
AP Cybersecurity
Webinar Exploring UTeach AP Cybersecurity: Register for our webinar on May 13 at 3 pm CT to explore the refreshed UTeach AP Cybersecurity curriculum! Join us to see why teachers are saying, "This curriculum will be a game-changer for cybersecurity. Adding project-based learning will hook the students throughout the year."
DARK Enterprises Inc. is a non-profit dedicated to developing, supporting, and stewarding excellent cybersecurity education at the secondary level. We provide leadership, resources, training, and partnerships in support of assuring the U.S. has a robust and reliable talent pipeline in cybersecurity.
