Girl ScoutsSeniorGrades 9-10

Cybersecurity 3: Investigator

Inside job: investigate a company hack

Investigate a fictional hack at a company: read the clues, run a traceroute to see the path data takes, work out who did it, plan the crisis response, and play a life-sized logic game. Covers all five steps of the Senior Cybersecurity 3: Investigator badge.

Time
About 2 hours, in two sittings
Steps
5 badge steps, 1 with a pretend network to try on the page
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 Network Simulator activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

A firewall in the network simulator standing between the internet on one side and an office switch, a workstation and a file server on the inside.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Look for clues about a fictional hackInvestigateThe case: StarBright Games' unreleased game leaked online on Friday. Read the evidence.
  2. 2Learn how traceroutes workTry it hereData reaches a website through a chain of routers. Traceroute asks each one to answer in turn, so you can see the path and where it breaks.
  3. 3Solve a cybercrimeInvestigateMore evidence came in. Solve the StarBright case.
  4. 4Role-play how to handle the crisisRole-playWith friends or family, act out StarBright's first day after the leak.
  5. 5Play a life-sized version of MinesweeperPlay itMinesweeper is a game of reasoning from clues, like investigation. Play a life-sized version.

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
  • Network Simulator activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your case notes, your traceroute notes and your crisis plan

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 Senior Cybersecurity 3: Investigator badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Look for clues about a fictional hack; 2. Learn how traceroutes work; 3. Solve a cybercrime; 4. Role-play how to handle the crisis; 5. Play a life-sized version of Minesweeper. 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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