(Part 2 of Cybersecurity Progressive Badge Set)
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2019 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Ambassador page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Learn about the importance of digital footprints and cyber hygiene.
Choose your own activities!
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Reflect on your personal digital footprint and what is safe to share and not to share.
- Learn how online marketers get your information and how to avoid malvertising.
- Plan how to avoid a negative digital footprint in relation to future schools, employers, and friends.
- Design a cyber hygiene routine.
- Design a plan to encourage others to practice cyber hygiene.
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?
- Basic Meeting Plan compiled by The Badge Archive
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- Basic Meeting Plan compiled by The Badge Archive
Other Resources
- See the Activity List for Ambassador Cybersecurity Safeguards – choose your own activities!
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
- None Currently Available
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At Home Plans
- None Currently Available
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Guard your movements
- Outsmart the online marketers
- Plan your digital future
- Take the right steps to secure your data
- Make cyber hygiene go viral
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources
- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)
(Sold as a single booklet of all 3 Progressive Badges)
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Mtg 1: Record Your Surrounding, Guard Your Movements, Online Marketers, and Collage Your Future
- Mtg 2: Red Flag List, Cybersecurity Walk, Make Cyber Hygiene Go Viral
- Ambassador Brainstorm with Think Pair Share by GSUSA
- Ambassador Notes to Volunteers by GSUSA
- Ambassador Cybersecurity Glossary by GSUSA
- VTK Digital Footprint Profile Cards by GSUSA
- VTK Make Cyber Hygiene Go Viral by GSUSA
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the 2011 GSUSA Multi-level Cybersecurity badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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