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Cybersecurity is a fast-evolving topic. There are many approaches and technologies designed to protect students. The jargon quickly becomes overpowering in exploring what it is and what to do about it. This chapter provides basic information that is accessible to students. We will explore cybersecurity from the perspective of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework. This model uses the topic areas of identify, protect, detect, respond and recover to create an environment of everyday cyber safety. The chapter then goes on to describe how cybercriminals influence behavior. This knowledge will help students identify cybercriminal behavior and become more cyber safe. The chapter provides tips on actions students can take to secure their environment. After completing this chapter, students will have the requisite cybersecurity vocabulary to recognize personal cyber safety requirements and turn that knowledge into action.
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Sussman, L.L. (2023). Everyday Cyber Safety for Students. In: Yafooz, W.M.S., Al-Aqrabi, H., Al-Dhaqm, A., Emara, A. (eds) Kids Cybersecurity Using Computational Intelligence Techniques. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1080. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21199-7_1
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