Girl ScoutsJuniorGrades 4-5

Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards

Lock down your online identity

Make a safe username, build a password and watch a weak one get cracked in CryptoLab, sort what to share from what to keep private, and learn who to trust online. Covers all five steps of the Junior Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards badge.

Time
About 75 minutes, in one or two sittings
Steps
5 badge steps, 1 of them in CryptoLab
You need
A computer or Chromebook with a keyboard. 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.

A long practice password made of three words and a number holds up: none of the common passwords match it, and its scrambled hash shows as colored squares.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Create and protect a usernameRead and quizA username is the name other people see in a game or app. A good one is fun, and it does not tell strangers who you really are.
  2. 2Create and protect a passwordIn CryptoLabA password is the key to your account. Hackers have lists of the passwords people use most and try them all in seconds. See it happen in CryptoLab, then build one that holds up.
  3. 3Discover how you share information and what to shareRead and sortYou share information all the time: in games, chats, videos and posts. Some of it is fine to share. Some of it should stay private.
  4. 4Find out how information online can last foreverRead and quizOnce something is online, you cannot be sure it is gone, even after you delete it.
  5. 5Find out who is trustworthy onlineInvestigateOnline, people can pretend to be anyone. Investigate each message below and decide whether to trust it.
CryptoLab's Password Checker: 123456 typed in, its stored hash, and the list of common passwords with 123456 marked as a match.
Each step shows how CryptoLab works, then opens it with a checklist that ticks as the work gets done.

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 username, your password rules, your sharing rules and your notes

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 Junior Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Create and protect a username; 2. Create and protect a password; 3. Discover how you share information and what to share; 4. Find out how information online can last forever; 5. Find out who is trustworthy online. 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 or Chromebook with a keyboard. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 75 minutes, in one or 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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