Why do I need
Cyber Licence?
Every day, children are vulnerable to cyber attacks hidden to the human eye. Parents, teachers, and governments cannot see the hidden dangers surrounding our young.
Benefits of the Licence include parent/carer peace of mind, reduced stress, and increased user confidence.
Cyber licence is needed because it:
- is relevant and important to every Australian on the Internet.
- operates separately from the K-12 curriculum, but is informed by it.
- identifies that the first line of defence is you.
What is
Cyber Licence?
As digital usage increases, so does the risk of cybercrime and loss of personal data. Cyber Licence is a protective mechanism that acts as lines of defence to reduce the risk of dangers online. Advancing through Cyber Licence stages progressively brings in these lines of defence.
Cyber Licence aims to create a national standard for which to measure cyber secure behaviour against, by assessing competency for cyber security best practices, aligned with six stages. There are six components for each of the six stages. They are unique identity, identity theft, deception, prevention, attitude & behaviours, and careers.
Each stage caters to the needs of young children through to adults based on sets of questions, meticulously aligned with various age groups' earliest and typical digital device and service use.
Resources
We’ve collated a range of freely accessible online resources for teachers, students and adults. Each educational resource helps to increase one’s level of personal cyber security. The university research behind Cyber Licence is also available below.
For teachers
(Most have links to the Australian curriculum.)Lower Primary, Middle Primary
Animated videos supported by lesson plans and worksheets. Lesson 6 focuses on using strong passwords and keeping computers safe.
Lower Primary, Middle Primary, Upper Primary
Three modules comprising a teacher's guide, lesson plans, videos, songsheets, flashcards, worksheets and certificates.
Lower Primary
Features four heroes and their online safety superpowers. Includes videos and supporting educator notes
Lower Primary
Picture book, narrated video of the book and puzzle activity promoting five helpful device rules
Upper Primary
Drama series of five videos with lesson plans, worksheets, teacher guide and activities.
Years 4 to 6, Ages 10 to 14
Requires registering an account but provides eight modules to help teach Digital Intelligence. Modules 4, 5, and 6 focus on aspects of cyber security
Ages 7 to 11
UK-designed digital game with educator resources including three lesson plans and home activities.
Ages 11 to 14
Based on the UK curriculum, an Interactive online video with teacher resources including three lesson plans.
Years 5 to 8
A series of eight sessions with lesson plans, activities, worksheets and extension ideas
K-12 students
US-based framework focused on the fundamentals of cyber security education with guidelines from kindergarten to year 12 specifying learning goals
For students
Middle Primary
It's Cool to Be Kind. Be Internet Kind. Engaging, animated online game teaching cyber security and safety.
Middle Primary
Secure Your Secrets. Be Internet Strong. The educator's guide provides 5 units of 7 lessons comprising lesson plans, activities, discussion questions, and an online game.
Middle Primary
Share with Care. Be Internet Smart. Game-based learning. Engaging, animated online game teaching cyber security and safety.
Years 5 to 8
Requires registering an account but provides six x 1 hour lessons about Digital Exploration. Lessons 1 and 5 focus on aspects of cyber security.
Middle Primary
Don't Fall for Fake. Be Internet Alert. Embark on Quests. Engaging, animated online game teaching cyber security and safety.
For adults or ages 15+
Adults
Web page defining personally identifiable information and how to keep it secure. Incudes resources and helplines.
Adults and seniors
Learn the basics of protecting your family from common cyber threats. Features tips, resources and a quiz.
Adults
An online quiz to find out what to do if you think you're the victim of a cyber crime
Adults
A toolkit of resources comprising fact sheets, posters, infographics and FAQ's on how to implement the basics of cyber security
Adults
An online quiz to find out how resilient you are to scams, cyber crime and identity theft
Academic Outputs
Read the research findings that provide the foundation suggesting Cyber Licence is a useful and positive solution not only for K-12 students and teachers but for every Australian on the Internet.Who is behind Cyber Licence?
Cyber Licence is the result of an extensive research consultation project led by Associate Professor Nicola Johnson with a diverse team with members of the School of Education and the School of Science, Edith Cowan University.
Together the Research team has worked with experts across industry, education, government and with other researchers and parents. The Research team working with the project’s stakeholders, are collectively referred to as Cyber Security Research & Implementation Initiative (CSERII).
Meet the team:
Assoc. Professor Nicola Johnson
Project Lead (School of Education)
Dr Leslie Sikos
Researcher (School of Science, Computers and Security)
Dr Ahmed Ibrahim
Researcher (School of Science, Computers and Security)
Ms Marnie McKee
Research Assistant (School of Education)
Cyber Security Research & Implementation Initiative (CSERII)
Working together since 2022, CSERII has identified that:
- 1 Cyber security is a priority equivalent to workplace safety, backyard pool safety, sun safe practices and seat belts.
- 2 Cyber security is best addressed through awareness and education, at the individual user level.
- 3 Cyber security is society-wide, and therefore cannot be resolved by addressing K-12 school education or teacher professional learning in isolation.
- 4 Schools are not in a position to be left alone to resolve society-wide issues alone.
- 5 A trickle-down effect is an effective approach that may well induce positive changes in attitudes, values and behaviour with cyber security. This would be especially significant when coupled with ongoing national awareness campaigning and government endorsement; and
- 6 Cyber Licence is a best solution for every Australian on the Internet, to help secure our digital economy’s future.
Register your
interest
To register your interest in support of the Cyber Licence or to suggest additional resources, email us for more information at: cyberlicence@ecu.edu.au