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Case 12 of 16

Cybersecurity

📋 What it is

Cybersecurity uses cryptography plus smart habits (strong passwords, caution with links) to keep data safe.

🗣️ Coach says

Cryptography is powerful, but people are the weak link. A strong lock is useless if you tape the key to the door. Good cybersecurity pairs encryption with smart habits: long passwords, not reusing them, and not clicking sketchy links.

🧠 Memory hook

Encryption is the lock; your habits (strong passwords, careful clicks) are the door.

😂 Giggle

What did the spy say when asked about their weekend?
"Sorry, that's classified!"

😲 Whoa!

The most common way hackers break in isn’t cracking encryption — it’s tricking a person into giving up their password (“phishing”). The human is the target, not the maths.

✅ Quick check: A site has perfect encryption but you use “1234” as your password. Are you safe?

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Check: is any password you use short or reused? A longer, unique passphrase is far stronger.

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🤸 Brain break: Habit-guard: mime locking a door (encryption) then checking you didn’t leave the key out (habits).