🛡️ CyberSecurity Cadet Academy

Interactive Training Modules for Year 8 (Key Stage 3)

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Available Training Modules

Lesson 1

Password Security & Brute-Forcing

Learn how brute-force attacks crack codes. Test your own passwords on our visual crack-speed meter and try to build one that survives for centuries!

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module
Lesson 2

Phishing & Spotting Scams

Act as an email filter. Inspect sender addresses, headers, and suspicious links in a custom mailbox to sort scams from legitimate emails.

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module
Lesson 3

Digital Footprints & OSINT

Play cybersecurity detective. Browse a simulated public social media profile to gather key facts and bypass password reset questions.

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module
Lesson 4

Malware & Firewall Defense

Become a network engineer. Adjust rules in a live firewall firewall to block incoming malware packets while keeping school networks open.

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module
Lesson 5

Cryptography & Hashing

Decode top secret intercepts with an interactive Caesar Cipher wheel, then crack database password hashes using simulated Rainbow Tables.

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module
Lesson 6

Ethics & The Computer Misuse Act

Preside over the cyber courts. Act as a judge for real-life computer crimes and hand out sentences under sections of the CMA 1990.

⏳ 45 Mins Launch Module