ages 8–12 · Little Islander
Pause first.
Then click.
Stories and games that help kids recognise strange messages — and know who to tell.
- Passwords are like toothbrushes
- The two endings of “free” coins
- What's okay to post
Cyber safety for ages 8 to 88
Seven short lessons on a tiny island where cybersecurity becomes a game: spot attacks, resist pressure, read URLs, build passwords, turn on 2FA, protect privacy and survive public Wi-Fi. Kids get it. Adults need it.
01 / Your explorer
Pick an age mode. Examples, hints and difficulty adapt. Your progress and coins never reset when you switch.
ages 8–12 · Little Islander
Stories and games that help kids recognise strange messages — and know who to tell.
ages 13–17 · Explorer
Scams slide into the apps you use every day: social, gaming, side hustles. Build a nose for the tells.
ages 18+ · Island Keeper
Fake support, fake investments, AI deepfakes — all pull the same levers: urgency, fear, greed. Practise once.
Your explorer
Kids · Primary school
02 / Learning path
Hints use simpler comparisons, and there's no timer. Stuck? Grab a grown-up.
Finish a lesson to unlock the next. Every lesson ends with a quick test — not a trick.
Explorer passport
Your first stamp is one lesson away. Everything stays in this browser.
03 / Your crew
Coins come from finishing lessons. Buy colours, gear and pets — no real money, no ads, no loot boxes.
Explorer profile
We never ask for your school's name. This only tailors your explorer tips.
The trading post
Earn 100–160 coins per lesson. Replays are free practice and don't add coins.
04 / Safety toolkit
Cyber safety isn't “never go online”. It's knowing which moment deserves a three-second pause. Open a card for the how.
Hand your passwords to a dedicated vault and remember one strong master phrase. Your browser's built-in manager is enough to start; 1Password or Bitwarden are solid next steps.
Tonight: pick your most important account and replace the reused password with a long, generated one.
After your password, you need a second key. Authenticator apps or passkeys (fingerprint, face) are safer than SMS.
Order: email → banking → social. Your email can reset almost everything else, so lock it first.
System, browser and app updates fix known flaws. Scammers love a device that hasn't been updated.
Habit: turn on automatic updates and install them while charging. Restart once so they finish.
3 copies, on 2 different kinds of media, with 1 off-site. Ransomware fears a good backup.
Careful: syncing isn't backing up. Delete a file and the cloud deletes it too. Use a service with version history.
Hang up. Close the message. Call back on the official number you find, or open the official app. Never use the link or number they gave you.
Remember: there is no “safe account”, no regulator asks you to transfer money, and no support agent needs your SMS code.
The person on the video may not be who they appear to be. Ask them to turn their head, make a gesture, or say something only you two know. Or hang up and call back on another channel.
Family code: agree on a passphrase. Any request involving money, investments or urgent transfers gets the code first.
05 / For parents & teachers
This island doesn't test memory — it trains judgement. Adults don't need to be technical. They just need to play one round.
Don't do it all at once. One small action beats a one-hour lecture.
“How could you believe that? I already told you.”
“No phone for you.”
“Scams are engineered. It isn't about being stupid. Let's look at what's weird together.”
“Hang up. Let's call 165 together and check.”
People who get scammed aren't less smart. In that moment, their emotions were hijacked. What we practise is the pause.
For teachers
06 / Take it with you
Install SusorSafe on your phone or laptop. It opens like an app, keeps your progress offline, and never asks for an account.
iPhone / iPad: open this page in Safari, tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen”.
Android: open in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu, then “Install app” or “Add to Home screen”.
Laptop: look for the install icon in Chrome or Edge's address bar, or use the browser menu.
If you opened this file directly from your computer, installation is unavailable. Host it on a web server or open the hosted link on your phone.
07 / Completion
The certificate isn't the finish line. It's a reminder that you've practised “pause, verify, then act” seven times.
CERTIFICATE OF CYBER SAVVY
This certifies that
A Curious Human
has completed all seven SusorSafe lessons — Cyber attacks, Social engineering, Fake websites, Passwords, Two-factor authentication, Privacy and Public Wi-Fi — and can recognise online traps, protect personal data and verify suspicious messages.
Progress 0 / 7. The certificate is printed. It just needs your name.
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