Aim of the Module
To provide an overview of the attacker perspective by helping learners recognize attacker techniques and understand the motives behind cyber-attacks.
Attacker Perspective
This module helps children understand how attackers might try to gain their trust and how to make safer choices. The attacker perspective module supports educators in teaching children about the tactics that adversaries use to gain trust and how to recognize and respond to these tactics.
Learning Objectives
- To develop students understanding of attacker motivations, including psychological, social, and economic factors.
- To build students skills in recognizing common attacker techniques.
Learning Outcomes
- I understand the attacker motives and can give examples related to psychological, social and economic factors.
- I can recognize attacker techniques in given scenarios.
Module Content
Part 1
Let us Define The Circle of Trustees
Goal: Help children gain knowledge of the concept of a trusted person and develop skills in identifying the circle of trusted persons.
Let us Define The Circle of Trustees
Goal: Help children gain knowledge of the concept of a trusted person and develop skills in identifying the circle of trusted persons.
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Part 2
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What Is an Adversary?
Goal: Introduce the concept of an attacker and motivation from the attacker perspective.
What Is an Adversary?
Goal: Introduce the concept of an attacker and motivation from the attacker perspective.
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Materials
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Who is Behind Cyber Attacks?
Use this video to spark discussion about online spaces students already use, from learning platforms to games and messaging apps. Pause for quick reflections on where students spend time online.
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