Creating a cyber safety awareness message

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which is a better focus for one awareness poster?

A Every cyber threat squeezed onto one poster

B One threat, such as phishing, and how to respond to it

2. What should an awareness message tell its audience?

A How to spot the threat and what to do about it

B Only that the internet is dangerous

3. Which slogan is the clearer single message?

A Think before you click: check the link first

B Passwords, viruses, Wi-Fi, phishing, updates and more!

4. Your audience is the whole school community, including Year 7 students and parents. Which wording suits them?

A Simple words like 'fake message' and 'strong passphrase'

B Heavy jargon that only IT experts understand

5. Before publishing your phishing poster, what should you do?

A Share it straight away because it looks good

B Check your facts against a trusted source

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1awareness message		AThe poster tries to cover too many threats at once, so the message is not clear. It should focus on one threat.
2fact-check before sharing		BA poster, infographic or short video that tells an audience how to spot one cyber threat and what to do about it
3A good awareness message focuses on one clear message about one threat		CThe claim was not fact-checked before publishing. Check it with a trusted source such as the eSafety Commissioner first.
4A message for the school community should tell people what to do about the threat		DPoster title: Spot the Phishing Link
5Poster title: Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, Spyware and Spoofing All Explained		EChecking that your threat details and advice are correct using trusted sources before you publish the message
6Video script: I heard hackers can break any password in one second, so share this now!		FTip: Do not click. Report it to your teacher.

Definitions

awareness message

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

<__>Think before you click!</h1>

<p>Check the sender and the link.</_>

<__> <li>Report it to a teacher</li> </ul>

IF factsChecked = ____ THEN publish(poster) END IF

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A threat = "phishing"

B audience = "Year 7 students"

C message = "Check the sender"

D if not checked: publish()

Question 2

A threat = "smishing"

B format = "poster"

C message = "Do not tap links"

D guess_facts(sources)

E publish(poster)

Question 3

A threat = "ransomware"

B format = "short video"

C message_count = 5

D audience = "school community"

Question 4

A threat = "spyware"

B audience = "hackers"

C message = "Check app sources"

D check_facts(sources)

Question 5

A threat = "phishing"

B action = "Click to test it"

C message = "Spot fake senders"

D make(poster)

Answer Key

Creating a cyber safety awareness message

Section A: Quick Questions

B — One threat, such as phishing, and how to respond to it

A — How to spot the threat and what to do about it

A — Think before you click: check the link first

A — Simple words like 'fake message' and 'strong passphrase'

B — Check your facts against a trusted source

Section B: Match the Pairs

awareness message → A poster, infographic or short video that tells an audience how to spot one cyber threat and what to do about it

fact-check before sharing → Checking that your threat details and advice are correct using trusted sources before you publish the message

A good awareness message focuses on one clear message about one threat → Poster title: Spot the Phishing Link

A message for the school community should tell people what to do about the threat → Tip: Do not click. Report it to your teacher.

Poster title: Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, Spyware and Spoofing All Explained → The poster tries to cover too many threats at once, so the message is not clear. It should focus on one threat.

Video script: I heard hackers can break any password in one second, so share this now! → The claim was not fact-checked before publishing. Check it with a trusted source such as the eSafety Commissioner first.

Section C: Definitions

awareness message — A poster, infographic or short video that tells an audience how to spot one cyber threat and what to do about it. It uses one clear message and is fact-checked before it is shared.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

<h1>Think before you click!</h1>

<p>Check the sender and the link.</p>

<ul>
  <li>Report it to a teacher</li>
</ul>

<img src="phish.png" alt="Fake email">

IF factsChecked = true THEN
  publish(poster)
END IF

Section E: Spot the Error

D — The message must be fact-checked before it is shared. The line should be 'if checked: publish()', so the poster is only published once the facts are checked.

D — Facts must be checked against reliable sources, not guessed. The line should be 'check_facts(sources)'.

C — An awareness message should have one clear message. The count should be 1, not 5, so the audience remembers it.

B — The message is written for the school community (students, staff and families), not for attackers. It should be 'audience = "school community"'.

B — An awareness message must tell people the safe action to take. Clicking a suspicious link is unsafe. The action should be to report the message and then delete it.