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Cybersecurity Career Quiz

Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Ambassador Cybersecurity Basics badge requirements.

Info Needed for the badge requirements: Cybersecurity is a diverse field with many career paths beyond ethical hacking. Each path caters to different skills and interests. Scouts can explore these seven cybersecurity career categories: Analyze: Focus on examining data to detect potential threats or vulnerabilities. Collect and Operate: Involves gathering intelligence and conducting operations to counter cyber threats. Investigate: Focuses on tracking cybercrimes and identifying attackers. Operate and Maintain: Keeps systems running smoothly and securely. Oversee and Govern: Ensures organizations follow cybersecurity policies and regulations. Protect and Defend: Prevents and responds to cybersecurity incidents. Securely Provision: Develops and implements secure systems and applications.

Items Needed

  • Cybersecurity Career Quiz for each scout (see suggestion below)
  • Pen or pencil for each scout

Instructions

  • Scouts match each question with the correct cybersecurity career category. Write the name of the category in the blank space or circle your answer.

Cybersecurity Career Quiz

1. Which career focuses on detecting data patterns to find potential threats?
A. Investigate
B. Analyze
C. Protect and Defend
Answer: ___________

2. A professional gathers intelligence and performs cyber operations. Which category does this fall under?
A. Collect and Operate
B. Oversee and Govern
C. Securely Provision
Answer: ___________

3. A system administrator ensures all networks run securely and without interruptions. What category is this?
A. Operate and Maintain
B. Investigate
C. Analyze
Answer: ___________

4. Which career ensures organizations follow cybersecurity rules and policies?
A. Oversee and Govern
B. Protect and Defend
C. Securely Provision
Answer: ___________

5. Preventing and responding to cybersecurity incidents is part of which career?
A. Investigate
B. Protect and Defend
C. Operate and Maintain
Answer: ___________

6. A professional develops and builds secure systems and applications. Which category does this describe?
A. Securely Provision
B. Analyze
C. Collect and Operate
Answer: ___________

7. Tracking cybercrimes and identifying attackers belongs to which career category?
A. Investigate
B. Operate and Maintain
C. Oversee and Govern
Answer: ___________

Leader Answer Key:

  1. B. Analyze
  2. A. Collect and Operate
  3. A. Operate and Maintain
  4. A. Oversee and Govern
  5. B. Protect and Defend
  6. A. Securely Provision
  7. A. Investigate
Tia Kennard