Teaching cyber security with a focus on safety and ethics has grown rapidly in importance over the past few years. Securing your personal computer and protecting classroom computers plays a crucial role in protecting our nation’s Internet infrastructure.
Moreover, teaching our children on how to become cyber citizens now will better ensure they don’t become cyber crime victims in the future.
USA TODAY provides a daily window on the world and gives special attention to the rapidly changing technology field. Our reporting explains new technologies and fosters an in-depth knowledge of cyber topics which prepare students for the Information Age, even as it unfolds around them.
2009-2010 Cyber Security Lessons
- Cybercriminals can’t get away with what they used to
- As the market tumbles, cyberthieves log on
- Raids on federal computer data soar
- How to avoid cyberscams
- Scams are feeding on desperation
- Cybercrooks work hard to "crack the code" on social sites
- Cybercrooks profit by 'squatting' on brand names
- Project-based learning
Archived Lessons
- Hackers Want To Be Your (Malicious) Friend
- Meet A-Z, He's Behind A Cybercrime Wave
- Bush Pushes Cyber Security
- Screening Cargo A Mammoth Duty
- Rudeness, threats make web a cruel world
- Identity theft's a big pain
- Is our homeland cyber secure?
- The not-so-long arm of the law
- Parents and the Web: ‘Complete dichotomy’
- Cybercrooks turn to hacking many applications
- Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime
Case Study
Cyber Security Resources
Resources for Elementary Teachers
- Wired Kids
- National Crime Prevention Council
- Federal Trade Commission
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- NSA Kids Page
- Cybercitizen Awareness Program
- Cybersmart
- D.A.R.E. America and iKeepSafe.org
- Department of Justice
- Faux Paw Book Series
- JMU CyberCitizenship
- Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- NetSmartz
- Play It CyberSafe
- WebWise Kids
Helpful Links
- Anti-Phishing Work Group
- Anti-Spyware Coalition
- Business Software Alliance
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Consortium for School Networking
- Cyber Security Industry Alliance
- The CyberSmart! Education Co.
- D.A.R.E. America and iKeepSafe.org
- Department of Justice
- EDUCAUSE
- Enough is Enough
- Federal Trade Commission
- Ftc.gov/YouAreHere
- Generation YES
- GetGameSmart
- Getnetwise
- IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center)
- ICSA Labs (division of Verizon Business)
- ISC2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium)
- International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC)
- International Society for Technology in Education
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- Internet Education Foundation
- Internet Storm Center
- i-SAFE
- Look Both Ways
- LooksTooGoodToBeTrue.com
- Microsoft’s Security At Home
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
- Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- NASCIO
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Crime Prevention Council
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
- National Security Agency (NSA) Security Configuration Guides
- Net Family News
- NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination
- Onguardonline.gov
- PointSmartClickSafe
- Project Tomorrow
- The Socrates Institute
- Spyware Warrior
- State Educational Technology Directors Association
- US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team)
- US Department of Education