Students learn cybersecurity and digital forensics through engaging, hands-on spy missions and challenges in a university environment.
The Cyber Spies camp at UNC Charlotte offers an immersive experience where students become junior investigators, learning to protect digital data from cyber attacks. Through a series of engaging challenges, campers gain hands-on experience with tools used by cybersecurity professionals. They will learn to crack codes, utilize encryption techniques, and recover lost data, much like a digital forensics team. The curriculum also involves investigating cyber attacks and exploring the tools of the trade to become proficient cyber spies. The camp aims to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills through team-based missions and science-based play. Activities may include fingerprinting, introductory blood spatter analysis using simulated activities, evidence collection, and decoding clues at mock crime scenes. This program is designed to introduce forensic science in a safe and age-appropriate manner, fostering curiosity and confidence in young learners.
A typical day involves hands-on activities and challenges where students apply digital forensics tools to crack codes, use encryption, recover lost data, and investigate cyber attacks, often working in teams.
This camp is best for elementary school students who are curious about mysteries, puzzles, and hands-on activities, and are interested in learning about cybersecurity and forensic science.
9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223
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