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DESCRIPTION:Children today are growing up in a world where digital interact
 ions begin before they fully understand risk. From sharing passwords to en
 gaging with unknown platforms\, most online behaviors are learned informal
 ly and often too late\, after mistakes are made.\n\nThis talk challenges t
 he traditional approach to cybersecurity education\, which focuses primari
 ly on professionals and reactive awareness. Instead\, it introduces the id
 ea of building digital citizens early by equipping children with the minds
 et\, habits\, and decision-making skills needed to navigate the digital wo
 rld safely and responsibly.\n\nDrawing from real-world cybersecurity exper
 ience and insights from building DigiArmorX\, Nidhi will explore how risk-
 based thinking can be simplified for young learners through storytelling\,
  behavioral cues\, and adaptive learning. She will highlight gaps in curre
 nt education systems\, the role of parents and schools\, and how technolog
 y\, especially AI\, can personalize cybersecurity learning at scale.\n\nTh
 e session leaves audiences with a clear takeaway. Cybersecurity is not jus
 t a technical discipline. It is a life skill\, and the earlier we start\, 
 the safer our digital future becomes.\n\nSpeaker(s): Nidhi\, \n\nAgenda: \
 n- 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks\n- 7:05 PM – 7:50 P
 M | Technical Talk: Building Digital Citizens: Cybersecurity as a Life Ski
 ll for Children\nSpeaker: Nidhi Srivastava\n- 7:50 PM – 8:00 PM | Q&amp;A an
 d Discussion\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558274
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558274
ORGANIZER:binto@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:57
SUMMARY:Raising Digital Citizens: Why Cybersecurity Education Must Start Be
 fore High School
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558274
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Children today are growing up in a world w
 here digital interactions begin before they fully understand risk. From sh
 aring passwords to engaging with unknown platforms\, most online behaviors
  are learned informally and often too late\, after mistakes are made.&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p&gt;This talk challenges the traditional approach to cybersecurity educati
 on\, which focuses primarily on professionals and reactive awareness. Inst
 ead\, it introduces the idea of building digital citizens early by equippi
 ng children with the mindset\, habits\, and decision-making skills needed 
 to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Drawing from
  real-world cybersecurity experience and insights from building DigiArmorX
 \, Nidhi will explore how risk-based thinking can be simplified for young 
 learners through storytelling\, behavioral cues\, and adaptive learning. S
 he will highlight gaps in current education systems\, the role of parents 
 and schools\, and how technology\, especially AI\, can personalize cyberse
 curity learning at scale.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The session leaves audiences with a clea
 r takeaway. Cybersecurity is not just a technical discipline. It is a life
  skill\, and the earlier we start\, the safer our digital future becomes.&lt;
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