Be CyberSecure

 

How secure is information about you and your family? With digital technology, it can be very private—and very vulnerable. The earlier you know about cybersecurity, the safer you are, so learn about it with these online activities.

CONNECT:

• See the ABCs of cyber security for kids at https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/resources/abcs-cybersecurity-kids
• Read this fun comic about internet safety at https://cyber.org/supplemental-resources/adventures-pascal-and-python
• Watch this video series about potential threats you’re likely to face online—and what you can do to stay safe: https://cyber.org/cybersafety

 

CREATE:

• Defend firewalls, challenge cryptography, find phish with these pre-teen/teen games at https://gamingforlearning.com/index.php
• Play these cybersecurity games made for grade schoolers at https://pbskids.org/cyberchase
• Key up to cybersecurity with these self-paced activities at https://cyber.org/cyber-keys
• Play an interactive safety adventure at https://www.netsmartzkids.org/activities/interactive/
• Be Internet awesome and safe by playing in Interland at https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland

 

CARE:

• Create a safe password by following the tips at https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Best%2520Practices%2520for%2520Creating%2520a%2520Password.pdf
• Watch how to stop cyberbullying at https://consumer.ftc.gov/media/79867
• Spend family time learning online and safety and security skills at https://www.knowbe4.com/resources/kits/childrens-cybersecurity

 

CAREERS:

Want a secure job in cyberspace? Several opportunities exist: as programmer, tester, troubleshooter, engineer, even forensics. Feel safe checking out some options here.

• https://getintocyberjobs.com/
• Cybersecurity career pathway https://www.cyberseek.org/pathway.html
• Defense security jobs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VENS99W6IKM
• https://niccs.cisa.gov/tools/cybersecurity-career-map