Secure by Habit: Cybersecurity for Educators

Build practical cybersecurity habits around phishing, authentication, updates, sharing, sensitive data and incident response without turning educators into security engineers.

• Treat cybersecurity as a professional habit — Security incidents often begin with ordinary actions: clicking, signing in, sharing, granting access or delaying an update.
• Verify unexpected requests before acting — Modern phishing often looks plausible because attackers imitate trusted people, services and urgent workflows.
• Protect accounts with more than a password — Passwords can be stolen, reused or phished; stronger authentication limits what a stolen password can do.
• Reduce exposure through sharing, permissions and updates — Security improves when fewer people, apps and devices have unnecessary access to sensitive information.
• Respond quickly when something goes wrong — A fast, accurate report can limit harm after a mistaken click, lost device, exposed file or suspicious login.