Tēnā koutou katoa. Cyber Skills Aotearoa consists of unplugged and online resources that provide teachers and students with classroom-ready activities and challenges to develop students’ cyber security skills and dispositions.
Activities and challenges are aligned with Hangarau wāhanga ako | Technology learning areas and are free for Aotearoa New Zealand students in years 6-13. All learning resources are available in English and te reo Māori.
The activities and challenges are developed by Grok Academy, in partnership with Tātai Aho Rau CORE Education, the New Zealand Government, and industry.
Activities and challenges are aligned with Hangarau wāhanga ako | Technology learning areas, and raise awareness of cyber security careers.
The first course of the Cyber Skills Aotearoa programme focuses on topics related to information security:
The full Cyber Skills Aotearoa programme consists of the following courses:
This course is for ākonga in years 9-13 and covers purposeful sharing, password security, password reuse and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and phishing and scams.
Tātai Aho Rau Core Education collaborated with us on localising the content to be authentically relevant for Aotearoa New Zealand ākonga, which has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga.
Cyber Comp is free for Aotearoa New Zealand students in years 6-13. The next competition will be held in Term 4, 2023 and will run for four weeks. Cyber Comp introduces students to problems that require the application of cyber security knowledge and skills.
After taking part in Cyber Comp students will:
Poster - How good are your passwords? Download this poster to teach your students how to create good passwords.
Poster - Too good to be true? Download this poster to help your students identify a scam online.
Card deck - Cyber card game - download your free classroom set of these cyber cards to promote discussion on cyber security practice in your classroom.
Note: print out the cards double-sided
Information Flyer Download and share this flyer to spread the word about the Cyber Skills Aotearoa program.
Chris Hislop, Product Owner Identity and Access Management, BNZ discusses why keeping your data secure matters in protecting your identity.
Taylor Whiteman, Security Analyst, Identity and Access Management BNZ, explains the features of a good password.
Captain Jessie Keivom-Lockhart, Cyber Specialist (Land), Capability Branch NZ Defence, explains why we should not reuse passwords.
Shaz Hussain, Fraud Detection Specialist ASB, discusses how scammers can use your identity details and what we can do to avoid this happening.
Sam Leggett, Senior Analyst, Threat and Incident Response CERT NZ, talks about what we can do to avoid being scammed.
Graeme McLellan, Digital Security including Cyber Awareness, BNZ explains what a web application actually is.
George Thirkettle, CXO - Customer Experience Officer, ASB discusses some of the ethical issues about hacking.
Stefan Mijic, Cyber Security Consultant, BNZ talks about the attack and defence aspects of cyber security teams.
Larna Findlay, Community Relations Manager, Corporate Affairs, BNZ describes the CIA triad - how we make decisions about security.
Chris Hislop, Product Owner Identity and Access Management, BNZ explains what a cookie is (and no, it isn't food).
Chris Hislop, Product Owner for Identity and Access Management in the Cybersecurity Department at BNZ, discusses what his role involves and the challenge of finding the balance between convenience and security.
Taylor Whiteman shares what she enjoys about the work she does in her role as a Security Analyst at BNZ.
Captain Jessie Keivom-Lockhart talks about her role in cyberspace operations with the New Zealand Army.
Shaz Hussain, shares the challenges and excitement that she gets from her role as a Fraud Detection Specialist at ASB.
Sam Leggett, CERT NZ, discusses his role in responding to and preventing cybersecurity incidents.
Natasha Pereira, shares what she finds rewarding in her role at ASB Bank.
