Cyber Security for Early Childhood Professionals
Learn leading practices on how best to protect your program from a cyber attack.
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Course Time: 60 minutes
Cyber attacks are at all time highs and early childhood programs are not immune. The three most attacked industries in 2022 included education, government and research. In fact, a recent study out of the United Kingdom found that one out of every four child care programs experienced a cyber attack in the past year. Given this new threat, early childhood programs are encouraged to revisit their digital footprint, policies and procedures. "Cybersecurity for Early Childhood Professionals" offers a comprehensive look at the current digital landscape and the potential impact on your early childhood program. The course highlights potential risks and threats that early childhood programs may encounter in cyber space and provides leading practices to help increase the cyber security of your organization.
Key Course Highlights:
- Understanding Cyber Threats: The course delves into the various cyber threats that children may encounter, from phishing attempts to malware and online predators. Educators will learn to identify and address these threats effectively.
- Best Practices in Digital Safety: Educators will gain insights into age-appropriate strategies for teaching digital safety to young children. The course emphasizes building a strong foundation of responsible online behavior from an early age.
- Data Privacy and Protection: With data breaches becoming increasingly common, the course equips educators with the tools to safeguard children's personal information and sensitizes them to the importance of digital privacy.
Training Objectives:
- Define the term Cyber Security
- Identify Cyber Threats and Your Risk
- Learn How to Protect Personal Information
- Describe leading practices on how to Stay Safe on Social Media
- Discuss the importance of Mobile Device Security
- Identify leading practices to increase safety and security while browsing the internet
- Discuss how you can promote good digital citizenship for parents, children, and colleague
- Describe how best to secure your accounts
Course Curriculum
Your Instructor
Andrew Roszak, JD, MPA, EMT-Paramedic, serves as the executive director for the Institute for Childhood Preparedness, as Chief of Preparedness, Health and Environment for the Region II Head Start Association and as an adjunct professor in the school of community and environmental health at Old Dominion University. Since 2015, he has been working full time on emergency preparedness, response and recovery issues impacting the early childhood sector – child care and family child care programs, afterschool care, Head Start and Early Head Start. Roszak was formerly the Senior Director of Emergency Preparedness at Child Care Aware of America, Senior Public Health Advisor for the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Emergency Care Coordination Center and Senior Director of Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and Catastrophic Response at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, where he worked each day to help prepare communities and the healthcare sector for pandemics and disasters. Roszak began his emergency preparedness career as a firefighter, paramedic and is certified as a hazardous materials technician and in hazardous materials operations. Roszak also served as Health Policy Fellow for the United States Senate Budget and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees during the 110th and 111th Congress. Roszak is admitted to practice law in Illinois, the District of Columbia and before the US Supreme Court. Andrew is a graduate of the Early Childhood Leadership Program from Harvard University.
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