Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Ambassador Cybersecurity Investigator badge requirements.
Activity Ideas
Listed under each requirement
Step 1 – Determine how the attack has affected the city
Assess the damages of a fictional cyberattack (VTK fictional attack).
RECOMMENDED: Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- GSUSA – City Ransomware Attack Damages ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 2 – Identify suspects
Decipher Steganography to identify suspects in a fictional cyberattack (VTK fictional attack).
RECOMMENDED: Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- GSUSA – City Ransomware Attack Suspects ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 3 – Decide whether to pay the ransom
Decide to pay the ransom or not and learn the consequences in a fictional cyberattack (VTK fictional attack).
RECOMMENDED: Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- GSUSA – City Ransomware Attack Demands ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 4 – Figure out how the attack happened
Solve the crime in a fictional cyberattack (VTK fictional attack).
RECOMMENDED: Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- GSUSA – City Ransomware Attack Solve ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 5 – Learn how to prevent future attacks
Plan to prevent future similar attacks after solving a fictional cyberattack (VTK fictional attack).
RECOMMENDED: Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- Cyber Detectives – City Attack
- GSUSA – City Ransomware Attack Protection ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
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