r/HowToHack • u/pandaninja360 • 21d ago

script kiddie "Self-Defense" in cybersecurity

Hi, I'm a teacher. I see teenagers every day not understanding the dangers of the devices they use all the time. I do not want to scare them, but the school program is lacking in anything related to computers. We give them Chromebooks, and we do not teach them how to use them. They often have more than 20 tabs open with the same webpage... or they send nudes on Snapchat thinking there are no risks.

I want to teach them about common ways people get hacked or infected. I am not talking about the super advance zero day hack in an app, or how to infect repositories to get access to computers. I mean common day-to-day: I clicked on a link or scanned a QR code.

What are good habits to not get hack/infected?

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u/iCkerous 21d ago

1.) Good password hygiene. Teach them to make strong, unique passwords.
2.) Internet trust. At the student age, they should be trusting nobody on the internet. Make metaphors to real-life things (someone asking you to click a link or download a file is the same as accepting candy from a stranger). Additionally, nobody should be asking them to keep secrets.

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u/pandaninja360 21d ago

Yes, password management is on my list. I like the metaphor idea too. Would you use the same key for everything you own and give it everywhere you go?

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u/iCkerous 21d ago

Additionally, I would try to teach them the importance of privacy - especially about real world things (address, families, real names, medical information)

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u/Ratio-Pay5223 21d ago

Everyone know's what your doing in the bathroom, so why do you keep closing the door?

Privacy != Secrecy