Cyber Expert (Ages 13-18)
Explore Minecraft's Education Cyber Expert worlds to learn about cybersecurity and build digital fluency and cyber skills with topics like encryption and social engineering.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Privacy and security |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P13
Explain how multi-factor authentication protects an account when the password is compromised and identify phishing and other cyber security threats
AC9TDI8K01
Explain how hardware specifications affect performance and select appropriate hardware for particular tasks and workloads
AC9TDI8K02
Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet |
| Keywords | online safety |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, Critical and creative thinking |
| Organisation | Microsoft |
| Copyright | © 2026 Microsoft. May be subject to statutory licence fee. |
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