Digital Footprints: What People Can Learn About You

The "Proactive Intelligence Gathering" Description
This 6 weeks module provides students with a crucial, offensive-oriented understanding of cybersecurity: the art of reconnaissance. By teaching them how attackers gather information, your school equips them to better defend against future threats.

Module Objectives:

• Recon Intro and Google Dorking (2 hours): This segment introduces the concept of passive reconnaissance and shows students how to use advanced search techniques to find publicly exposed information, emphasizing its ethical use for identifying vulnerabilities.
• WHOIS and Nslookup (4 hours): Students will gain hands-on experience with these fundamental command-line tools.
• They will learn to query public databases to gather intelligence about domains and network infrastructure.
• This teaches them how to "footprint" a target without direct interaction.
• Network Scanning (6 hours): This is a key practical component where students learn to actively map a network.
• They'll understand how to identify live hosts, open ports, and services, demonstrating how attackers discover potential entry points.
• This is a critical skill for both penetration testers and cyber defenders.

This module is a vital component for a complete cybersecurity curriculum. It provides a strategic perspective on how attacks begin, empowering students with the knowledge and skills to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their own and their organization's digital assets.

The "Thinking Like a Cyber Detective" Description
This 6-week, 12-hour program teaches your child how to stay one step ahead of online threats by thinking like a cyber detective. We focus on the first, most important phase of any cyber activity: reconnaissance, or information gathering.

Your child will learn to:

• Use Search Engines Smartly: We go beyond basic searching to teach Google Dorking, showing them how to find publicly available information that others may not know is exposed—and how to ensure their own information is secure.
• Investigate Digital Footprints: They'll gain skills in using tools like WHOIS and Nslookup to uncover information about websites and networks, giving them a deeper understanding of the digital world.
• Map and Secure Their World: Students will learn the fundamentals of Network Scanning to identify devices and potential vulnerabilities, helping them become aware of the digital landscape around their devices and home network.

This module is a unique, eye-opening experience that builds critical thinking skills and empowers your child to proactively identify risks, giving them a significant advantage in online safety.