Girl ScoutsAmbassadorGrades 11-12

Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards

Cyber hygiene for life

Control who tracks your movements, see through the tricks marketers use, plan the digital footprint a college or employer will find, set up real protection for your data, and spread good habits. Covers all five steps of the Ambassador Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards badge.

Time
About 2 hours, in two sittings
Steps
5 badge steps
You need
A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one scout: every step, the CryptoLab activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

Two hashes side by side: change one letter of the input and almost every colored square changes.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Guard your movementsRead and quizYour phone can record everywhere you go. Decide who gets that history.
  2. 2Outsmart the online marketersInvestigateWebsites are designed to get you to share, click and buy. Spot the tricks.
  3. 3Plan your digital futurePlan itColleges, scholarships and employers search names. Plan what they will find.
  4. 4Take the right steps to secure your dataRead and quizA few steps protect almost everything.
  5. 5Make cyber hygiene go viralSpread itGood habits spread person to person. Make content that gets people your age to adopt one.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One scout

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • CryptoLab activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your location audit, your footprint plan and your security setup

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

Have a discount code?
Leaders: unlock it for the whole troop

One payment and one code. Each scout types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

See a sample certificate (PDF) · Already paid? Find your link

Questions

What are the requirements for the Girl Scout Ambassador Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Guard your movements; 2. Outsmart the online marketers; 3. Plan your digital future; 4. Take the right steps to secure your data; 5. Make cyber hygiene go viral. This kit covers all 5, with activities that check the work as it is done.

Is there a printable version?

Yes. Once unlocked, the whole lesson prints, one step at a time, for a meeting or a table. Printing is optional: every step also works on screen, and a sample certificate PDF is on this page.

What does a scout need?

A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 2 hours, in two sittings.

Can a troop leader get it for the whole troop?

Yes. A troop pack is one payment and one code: up to 12 scouts for $20, or up to 30 scouts for $35. Each scout types the code on their own computer and gets their own certificate, and the leader's pack page shows who has started and finished.

Is this an official Girl Scouts product?

No. MYTEK Lab makes the kit, and Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. The troop leader awards the badge; the certificate shows the scout did the work, with a number the leader can check.

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