AP Cybersecurity›AP Supplement AAP Only — No PLTW Lab

Supplement A Physical Security + AI

No PLTW dependency. Teach this first — before Unit 1 begins. Paper-based, discussion, and demo only. No virtual lab required. Introduces defense-in-depth as the organizing frame for the entire course.

★ AP Supplement A · Tri 1🕐 ~2 weeks📺 4 AP-only lessons📋 AP Topics: 1.4–1.5 · 2.1.G · 2.2–2.4📄 Paper + discussion — no virtual lab

AP-Only Lessons — Supplement A

Why this comes first

Physical security and AI attacks are the two AP-only topics with no PLTW equivalent — and no dependency on anything else in the course. That makes them ideal week-one content. Students can walk into class, look at their own school building, and immediately identify tailgating risks.

Defense-in-depth (AP 2.1.G) is introduced in Lesson A.3 as the organizing frame for the entire course — named on week two, returned to all year.

AI in Cybersecurity
LessonA.1AP Only
📋 Discussion + demo

AI-Based Attacks

Deepfakes, AI-generated phishing in any language, LLM prompt injection, AI-powered reconnaissance, AI-written malware. The attacker's new toolkit — and why the human is still the hardest thing to patch.

DeepfakesAI phishingLLM injectionAI reconShared secretsMFA as defense
▸1.4.A — AI-powered attack types
▸1.4.B — Defenses against AI attacks
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LessonA.2AP Only
📋 Discussion + VirusTotal demo

Leveraging AI in Defense

AI-powered threat detection, automated vulnerability scanning, config review, and AI-assisted incident response. The defenders are using it too — and it's why the SOC analyst job still exists rather than being automated away.

AI threat detectionAutomated scanningConfig reviewAI + SIEMHuman oversight
▸1.5.A — AI tools for cyber defense
▸1.5.B — AI-powered automated detection and response
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Physical Security
LessonA.3AP Only
📋 Paper-based floor plan analysis

Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks

The lock on the door is still a firewall. Tailgating, piggybacking, shoulder surfing, dumpster diving — all AP exam vocabulary that appears directly in MCQs. Defense-in-depth is introduced here as the course organizing frame.

TailgatingPiggybackingShoulder surfingDumpster divingDefense-in-depthAP 2.1.G
▸2.1.G — Defense-in-depth model (introduced here)
▸2.2.A — Physical attack types
▸2.2.B — Social engineering via physical access
▸2.2.C — Risks from physical access
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LessonA.4AP Only
📋 Floor plan design activity

Protecting and Detecting Physical Attacks

Badge access, mantraps, cable locks, clean desk policy, visitor logs, workstation security policy. Then cameras, motion sensors, and alarm placement. Students design physical controls for a real building — starting with their own school.

Badge accessMantrapClean desk policyCamera placementMotion sensorsVisitor log
▸2.3.A — Physical access controls
▸2.3.B — Workstation and visitor policies
▸2.4.A — Detective controls (cameras, sensors, alarms)
▸2.4.B — Control placement and coverage
▸2.4.C — Evaluating physical detection effectiveness
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🎓 AP Classroom — Unit 1 & Unit 2
Supplement A covers AP Unit 1 Topics 1.4–1.5 and AP Unit 2 Topics 2.1.G, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. Use AP Classroom daily videos and progress checks to reinforce these before moving into PLTW Unit 1.
AP Classroom →
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No virtual lab required for any lesson in this supplement. Physical security is taught via floor plan analysis — use your school's own building as the scenario. AI topics are taught via discussion and live demo (VirusTotal, AI-generated phishing examples). The PLTW platform is not needed until Unit 1.
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