Digital Literacy with Minecraft

 

Join us in the Saskatoon Campus Library for Digital Literacy with Minecraft! Play through one of three lessons and learn about defending against cyber attacks, ransomware and malware. These sessions are presented in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Department.

Limited seats available, please register to hold your space.

 

Cryptic Ciphers, this unit contains 3 lessons:

• Encryption & Decryption
• Integrity
• Social Engineering

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• Define important academic words related to cybersecurity concepts
• Differentiate between encryption and decryption
• Encrypt and decrypt messages using Caesar Ciphers and Vigenère Ciphers
• Explain the concept of message integrity
• Describe the concept of social engineering
• Explain how individuals can avoid falling victim to social engineering

 

Monday October 28 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Register here: https://saskpolytech.libcal.com/event/3842698

 

Daring Defense, this unit contains 3 lessons: 

• Firewalls 
• DoS|DDoS Attacks 
• Access Control Systems 

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

• Define important academic words related to cybersecurity concepts  
• Differentiate between DoS and DDoS attacks 
• Create a firewall using allow and deny rules.
• Prevent unauthorized users on the network by implementing an access control system.  

 

Tuesday October 29 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Register here: https://saskpolytech.libcal.com/event/3842699

Malware Mayhem, this unit contains 3 lessons: 

• Malware 
• Ransomware 
• Back-Up Data 

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

• Differentiate between the different types of malware. 
• Articulate how malware attacks. 
• Protect ourselves from cyberattacks. 
• Define the concept of ransomware. 
• Describe the importance of backup software.

 

Thursday October 31 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Register here: https://saskpolytech.libcal.com/event/3842700