Hello World podcast: Season 6 episode 3

Cybersecurity is a key topic in computing education. From classroom lessons to challenges and competitions, there are lots of opportunities for learners to discover cybersecurity. There are also many pitfalls where learners’ online activities put them at risk of cyber attacks. Today we discuss some of these risks, along with how to inspire your learners about the many career opportunities in cybersecurity.

How can educators help their learners keep themselves and their data safe online, and use cybersecurity as a topic to get young people excited about computing?

Joining us on this episode are two experts who offer their perspectives and insights:

• Claire Walden, who is the Cybercrime Education & Partnership Coordinator at SEROCU, a police unit focused on organised crime. Claire works with schools and other partner agencies, delivering training on cyber choices and cyber protect advice, and previously worked in teaching for 14 years.

• Nik Kelsey is the education director for Cyber First North East and the national lead for cybersecurity for the National Centre for Computing Education.

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General:

• Subscribe to Hello World magazine

• Find more resources for your teaching from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

• Download our special issues, The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy and The Big Book of Computing Content

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Cybersecurity:

• Discover related articles in previous Hello World issues, including issue 18, which focuses specifically on cybersecurity

• The safety and security learning materials on Ada Computer Science

• The UK's national Cyber Choices programme

• The UK's national CyberFirst competition for young people

• Resources about cybersecurity for K–12 teachers in the USA