2011 – J/C: Cybersecurity Safeguards

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

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This is not an official GSUSA Badge. This is an interpretation by The Badge Archive on how to combine the requirements for Junior Cybersecurity Safeguards and Cadette Cybersecurity Safeguards.

What is this badge about?

Keep your online information safe with passwords, information sharing rules, knowing about metadata, and who to trust. Then create a visual digital footprint.

Our Summary* of Requirements:

Create a safe Username and Password.
Know the rules on how to know who to trust online.
Learn how to read a user agreement.
Learn what metadata is and how to protect yours.
Learn what Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is, how information posted online can never be truly deleted, and how to keep PII safe.
Find out what personal info your apps store and learn how to keep the important stuff safe. This inventory is a visual digital footprint to realize how much your online profile tells about yourself.

_{^{* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices and official requirements of the badges being combined.}}

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Available Troop Meeting Plans

None Currently Available

Activity Choices

Work in Progress, links may not be available. Check back later!

Do six Required Activities:

Read Usernames and Passwords.
Read Who to Trust.
Read User Agreements.
Read Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
Pick one Metadata activity.
Pick one Digital Presence Inventory activity.

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For More Fun Ideas and Plans

Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
_{(No official Groups)}

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Published on July 26, 2026. Author:

Tia Kennard

Click Here -> To see information References:

Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.

Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
Stiepock, Lisa. Cadette the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.

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