Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Senior Cybersecurity Investigator badge requirements.
Activity Ideas
Listed under each requirement
Step 1 – Look for clues about a fictional hack
Look a fictional clues about a possible cybercrime.
RECOMMENDED: JGL Closet Hack
- JGL Closet Hack ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 2 – Learn how traceroutes work
Learn how to read a traceroute (Samples on VTK).
RECOMMENDED: GSUSA Traceroutes
- GSUSA Traceroutes ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 3 – Solve a cybercrime
Solve a fictional cybercrime (JGL cybercrime on VTK).
RECOMMENDED: JGL Closet Traceroutes
- JGL Closet Traceroutes ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 4 – Role-play how to handle the crisis
Decide what to tell stakeholders in a fictional company that was hacked.
RECOMMENDED: JGL Closet Crisis Plan
- JGL Closet Crisis Plan ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Step 5 – Play a life-sized version of Minesweeper
Play the VTK life-sized Minesweeper OR Role-play how to avoid multiple hacker attacks.
RECOMMENDED: Role-Playing Hacker Attacks
- GSUSA Life-sized Minesweeper ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
- Role-Playing Hacker Attacks
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For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Senior Cybersecurity Investigator page.
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