outreach

CodeBreakHERs Summer Camp

CodeBreakHERs is a summer camp designed to broaden participation in computing and cybersecurity by providing a welcoming, hands-on introduction to core ideas in programming, online safety, and secure communication. The camp emphasizes learning-by-doing: students work through guided challenges, build small projects, and practice the kind of structured problem-solving that underlies modern security.

A key goal is to make cybersecurity concepts feel accessible and empowering. Activities are designed to connect to real digital life (passwords, messaging, privacy, authentication), while also highlighting the role of mathematics and logical reasoning. The program also includes mentoring and community-building components that help participants envision future pathways in STEM.

🔗 https://www.codebreakhers.org/

USF Crypto Center YouTube Channel

The USF Crypto Center YouTube channel collects educational material aligned with the Center’s activities in cryptography and coding theory, including lecture-style explanations, course support videos (e.g., problem-solving tutorials), and research-seminar content.

It is meant to be useful both as a companion to coursework and as an outreach resource for anyone who wants a structured entry point into modern cryptography.

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@usfcryptocenter9924

Animated Outreach: Locke and Keya

Locke and Keya is a series of short animated videos that uses storytelling to introduce cybersecurity ideas through situations that feel familiar and concrete. The goal of the project is to make concepts such as secure communication, privacy, and adversarial thinking intuitive by embedding them in short narratives that are easy to share in classrooms and outreach events.

Rather than presenting cybersecurity as a list of rules, the series emphasizes how attackers think, what information digital systems can inadvertently reveal, and which everyday habits can improve security and privacy without requiring a technical background.

🔗 https://www.usf-crypto.org/lockeandkeya/