Meet & Learn from Cybersecurity Experts

Week 5: Connecting with Cybersecurity Professionals

"A malicious cyber activity is defined as an activity, other than one authorized by or in accordance with U.S. law, that seeks to compromise or impair the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of computers, information or communications systems, networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or the information resident thereon." Economic Report of the President, 2018

Purpose

Content: You will learn about the field of cybersecurity from a cybersecurity expert.

Language: You will ask questions to your expert during our virtual session.

Social: You will engage in both face-to-face instruction and virtually with a cyber industry expert.

Activities

Lesson 1: StaySafeOnline

Lesson 2: Podcast: "Cybercrime is Skyrocketing and Law Enforcement Can't Keep Up!" and discussion.

Lesson 3: Face-to-Face Cybersecurity lesson with Joe Gombos from Cylance.

Lesson 3: (Option): Nepris virtual experience with Joe Gombos from Cylance

Success Criteria

You've successfully completed these activities when you can say...

"I know more about what a cyber expert does, the pathways I can take and the skills I need to get a job in cybersecurity."

Lesson 1: StaySafeOnline

Explore the resources on StaySafeOnline.
Look at the topics on the Online Safety Basics page. Your teacher may assign you a topic or you will be asked choose one to learn more about.
1. Spam & Phishing
2. Online Shopping
3. Back it Up!
4. Malware, Botnets and Ransomware
After reading about your assigned (or chosen topic) your teacher will have you meet in "expert groups" to discuss your topic with others who read the same item. During this time, your "expert group" will need to synthesize your reading into "Five Tips for _______" (insert your topic). Example: "Five Tips for Online Shopping"
Each group will then present to the class their "Five Tips for _______"
OPTIONAL: Create a poster using Piktochart or other online application to provide a graphic representation of your learning. Or, draw a poster!

Optional Hard Copy Resource: The assignment above can also be completed using the hard-copy resource below. This resource is not available online.

Time Magazine Special Edition "Cybersecurity: Hacking, the Dark Web and You" Chapter 4 (page 77-87)

Topics:

Free Wi-Fi 6. Advertising
Phishing 7. At Work
Devices & Gadgets 8. At Home
Malware 9. Passwords
Identity Theft 10. Checklist

Lesson 2: Podcast: "Cybercrime is Skyrocketing and Law Enforcement Can't Keep Up!"

From: WNYC Public Radio. This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich

As traditional crime rates reach historic lows, cyber crime is on the rise and often goes unreported. Many crimes committed digitally are not even considered in national crime reporting data.

In 1929, the FBI launched its Uniform Crime Reporting system to track crime, and then in the 1980s, the National Incident-Based Reporting System was added. But it was just last year that the FBI began including hacking and identity theft as a category for crime reporting. Less than 12 percent of all cybercrimes in the U.S. are actually being reported, the Police Executive Research Forum told The New York Times.

With outdated tracking systems, authorities are struggling to understand and prevent cybercrime.

Dr. Gregory Michaelidis is a cyber-security communications consultant and a former Obama Administration staffwe with the Department of Homeland Security. He joins The Takeaway to discuss what types of cyber crimes exist and how to achieve digital security.

Directions:

Listen to the podcast, "Cybercrime is Skyrocketing and Law Enforcement Can't Keep Up!". Depending on your teacher's instructions, discuss what was presented in the podcast thinking about the following points:

Do you think law enforcement should add more resources to address cybercrimes? Have you ever thought about how easy or hard it is to report a cybercrime? Do you think cybercrime victims think about going to law enforcement?
What is it going to take to change the level of "street smarts" in our society about staying safe online?
Do you think cybersecurity should receive as much attention and resources as public health and safety? Why or why not?
Dr. Michaelidis made the statement that, "Educators (teachers) need to take more of an active role in teaching young people about data protection, online security and privacy." Do you think teachers are doing a good job of this? How do you think educators could improve teaching students about cybersafety?
Do you think "the risks are as great in a cyber world as they are in the real world?"

Teachers: This discussion can be face-to-face, in FlipGrid, asynchronously in your Learning Management System or other online collaboration/discussion tool like Padlet, or Google Slides (using comment feature as "reply.") This is also an excellent activity for "Four Corner Debate."

Optional Lesson 2: Listenwise Podcast and Lesson: "Want to be a Spy?"

The National Security Agency or NSA has been under scrutiny since one of its former workers, Edward Snowden, exposed the government agency’s widespread domestic surveillance programs in 2013. This revelation didn’t just change the way the American public understood the role of the NSA, it also changed the way technology companies and potential employees did. Now it’s harder for the NSA to recruit potential code breakers and spies. Listen to learn how these changed perceptions have complicated the government’s recruiting efforts.

Click on the image below to access the podcast.

Listenwise: Want to be a Spy?

Listening Comprehension Questions

How many people does the NSA employ? Where do they typically recruit?
Describe the way the Snowden leak changed the way people think about the NSA.
Why have technology companies in Silicon Valley increased their cybersecurity teams?
Why is it difficult for the NSA to compete with the technology industry?

Discussion Themes

Would you want to work for a U.S. intelligence agency like the CIA, FBI or NSA? Why or why not?
If you had to choose between working at Facebook and the NSA, which would you choose? Why?

Teachers: If you are Socrative users you can import these questions using the following code: SOC-15975163.

Lesson 3: Face-to-Face Cybersecurity lesson with Joe Gombos, Cylance.

Sweetwater: Wednesday, Nov. 15th, 12:30-2:30 PM

HSHMC: Friday, Nov. 17th 10:00- 11:30 PM

Teachers: See Teacher Resources subpage for CCSS connections to this lesson.

Option: Virtual experience through Nepris with Joe Gombos from Cylance.

Friday, Nov. 17th, 11:45am-12:15 pm

The Common Core State Standards for Speaking and Listening will drive our preparation and delivery of this lesson (see complete description of standards below).

Prepare for our virtual discussion with Joe Gombos by crafting appropriate questions for this cyber expert.
Work with your classmates to set the rules for a professional and successful virtual discussion.
Pose and respond to questions regarding cybersecurity in a live virtual discussion with Joe Gombos.
Respond thoughtfully to Joe and make connections to our previous learning in this project.
Use Nepris online resource to conduct virtual discussion.
Use professional English oral language during online discussion.

Teachers: See Teacher Resources subpage for CCSS connections to this lesson.

Image "To Do List" from FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Images "Hacker" and "Stay Safe Online" from pixabay.com are licensed through Creative Commons
Cylance, Nepris and Listenwise images used with permission.

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