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Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Ambassador Cybersecurity Basics badge requirements.

Activity Ideas

Listed under each requirement

Step 1 – Learn about different kinds of hackers

Learn the difference between hacking for good, bad, or in the middle.

RECOMMENDED: Hacker Action Relay Race

• Hacker Character Cards _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}
• Name that Hacker _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}
• Game: Hacker Action Relay Race

Step 2 – Hide a message in plain sight

Write a message in steganography.

RECOMMENDED: GSUSA Optical Illusion

• GSUSA Optical Illusion _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}

Step 3 – Debate the ethics of hacking

Decide your opinion on common ethic questions about cybersecurity.

RECOMMENDED: Game: Hacker Action Relay Race

• Cybersecurity Debate _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}
• Cybersecurity Timeline
• Cybersecurity WWYD Questions
• Game: Hacker Action Relay Race

Step 4 – Learn cyberwarfare strategies

Learn the risks and benefits of cyber warfare.

RECOMMENDED: Cyber Dilemma

• Cyber Dilemma _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}

Step 5 – Explore cyber careers

Explore cybersecurity careers (digital forensics expert, cryptographer, cybercrime investigator, security architect, or ethical hacker).

RECOMMENDED: Cybersecurity Career Quiz

• Cybersecurity Career Stations _{((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))}
• Cybersecurity Career Quiz

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