Explore family and consumer sciences careers affected by cybersecurity.

Exploration should include using online job research and job posting sites, such as

Exploration may also include

the vulnerabilities of payment cards (i.e., credit or debit)
issues with mobile pay platforms (e.g., Venmo, Zelle, CashApp, PayPal)
risks of room access cards or mobile apps (e.g., digital keys, airline tickets)
the exposure involved in orally relaying information to an agent
personal information (e.g., contact details, travel itinerary, birthdays) that these venues maintain
issues with sharing personal data and travel services
compromise of rewards programs, third-party vendor data, and affiliated companies
varying government identity requirements.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

What careers in family and consumer sciences are affected by cybersecurity?
What is the relationship between emerging technologies and cybersecurity career pathways?

Communication

What attributes are needed to become a cybersecurity professional?
How can hospitality and tourism professionals learn of cybersecurity factors that affect the industry?
How can participation in a career and technical student organization help build teamwork and cooperation?

Leadership

How can professionals maintain sensitive institutional data?
How can performing a career assessment help one decide to pursue a career in cybersecurity?
What Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competitive event can help students research and explore a career?

Management

How does cybersecurity increase a company’s profitability?
Why is it important for a financial institution to have a plan for handling a cybersecurity attack?
What consequences may result if a financial institution fails to follow breach protocols?

Teacher Resource:

Virginia Space Grant Consortium's free video series, Breaking the Code on a Career in Cybersecurity, Links to an external site. which features interviews with cyber professionals about their career pathways