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

 

I Spy with my LIttle Eye

Spies! They continue to serve as information gatherers and dispensers, regardless of the side for which they work. They can sound glamorous, sinister, heroic, or criminal. The following activities spy into their activities.

CONNECT:

• What is the Central Intelligence Agency, and what do they do? https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html includes a history of intelligence work, the CIA World Factbook, and even friendly aerial reconnaissance pigeons.
• Spies played important roles in the American Revolutoin. Uncover their secrets at http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/spies.php
• Harriet Tubman was a spy for the Union during Civil War, and helpd slaves escaped to freedom. Read about this remarkable woman at http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/harriet-tubman/#harriet_lg.jpg
• Here is a list of great books to tween spies: http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/12/eight-great-books-for-your-tween-spy-f-t-bradley-middle-grade-young-adult-fiction

CREATE:

• Create a message using http://www.thunk.com/
• Learn how to be a spy kid at http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Spy-Kid
• Imagine being an undercover agent. The sources are there for you at http://www.topspysecrets.com/
• Investigate the spy museum virtually at http://www.spymuseum.org/education-programs/kids-families/kidspy-zone/
• Try some of these activities for kids who like to play spy:  http://amomwithalessonplan.com/spy-activities-for-kids/
• Plan a spy-themed party using the ideas at https://mysteryfactory.com/kids-party-games/

CARE:

• All youth need a sense of privacy; here are some tips: http://www.parenting.com/article/a-childs-need-for-privacy
• Here are some tips on protecting a child’s privacy online: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety/how-do-i-protect-my-kids-privacy-online
• Here’s the government perspect on children’s privacy: https://kids.usa.gov/about-us/privacy/index.shtml
• Know aobut Internet safety: http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/net-safety.html

CAREERS:

Like to sleuth and uncover information? There’s a career for you. Here are some career avenues to investigate.

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/fun-games/kids/kids-investigate

https://www.cia.gov/kids-page

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7261-becoming-a-secret-agent