This webpage, from National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCYTE) Center, includes one of seven learning modules from the Cybersecurity-Infused Computer Science Modules series. This module introduces students to the "basics of data protection." Topics covered include: fundamentals of security, security principles, authentication mechanisms, data at rest using access control mechanisms and cryptography, security data in motion using cryptography, and more. The module is divided into the following three units: General Information, Data at Rest, and Data in Motion. The other six modules in the series are available to view separately