Best cybersecurity lessons and activities for K-12 education — from edtechreview.in by Saniya Khan
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The rate of cyber-attacks and crimes are rising worldwide due to increased social media usage, cloud storage, digital downloads, mobile and online payments. Computers and mobile devices are especially sensitive to malware, ransomware and phishing attacks to which children fall prey often. In comparison to other major industries, research claims that the education sector ranked last in terms of good cyber security performance, making it very important than ever aware students about cyber security and allow them to take responsibility for their internet safety, especially at presents as learners are locked up in the home after the COVID-19 outbreak and had to make a sudden transition to online education, it has become essential to teach them about cyber security for their safe and secure internet use.
We have compiled a list of the best cyber security lessons and activities for K-12 students.