Younger generations are more exposed to technology than ever before, and cyberattackers target any vulnerable users.
Cybersecurity education is being introduced in K-12 environments to answer the exponential growth in use of digital technologies in classrooms. Laurie Guyon, Coordinator for Model Schools at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in Gansevoort, New York, sees the importance of teaching young tech users about how they can protect themselves from cyber threats.