Be a Cyber Hero

Cyber Awareness for Youth and Young Adults

An educational initiative designed to help young people understand digital risks, make safer online choices, and build responsible habits in an increasingly connected world.

Created by cybersecurity professional Daniel Porta, Be a Cyber Hero shares accessible content to support cyber awareness and responsible digital behavior.

Start Your Journey
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Protect Yourself

Learn how to recognize scams, protect your identity, and stay safe online.

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Protect Others

Understand how your actions online can help or harm the people around you.

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Understand the Digital World

Discover how social media, games, apps, and data really work.

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Build Your Future

Explore careers in cybersecurity, technology, and digital protection.

What You’ll Learn

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Stay Safe Online

Understand common digital threats like phishing, scams, and online manipulation — and how to avoid them.

Learn how to stay safe

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Digital Life & Behavior

Learn how your online behavior affects your privacy, reputation, and future opportunities.

Build healthy digital habits

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Cyber Careers

Explore how cybersecurity professionals protect systems, people, and organizations — and how you can become one.

Explore cyber careers

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account protection account security cyber awareness cyber careers cyber defense cybersecurity careers digital behavior digital boundaries digital identity digital safety digital well-being emotional safety MFA NICCS NICE Framework online behavior online safety phishing privacy two-factor authentication

Author & Related Work

Daniel Porta is a cybersecurity executive, author, and educator.

Professional Role

DANRESA Cybersecurity — CISO & Co-Founder (Cybersecurity company based in Brazil)

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Why Cyber Awareness Matters

The digital world is part of everyday life — from school and friendships to entertainment and future careers.

But many young people navigate this world without understanding its risks and consequences.

Be a Cyber Hero was created to bridge this gap through education, awareness, and responsibility.

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“Cyber awareness is about knowledge, responsibility, and making better choices online.”

— Daniel Ferreira Porta
On behalf of the Be a Cyber Hero Initiative

Our Core Principles

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Awareness

We focus on education that helps young people understand digital risks, opportunities, and how the online world really works.

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Responsibility

We encourage conscious, ethical, and respectful digital behavior — helping young people make better choices online.

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Purpose

We connect cyber awareness with personal growth, future opportunities, and careers in the digital world.

Start Building a Safer Digital Future

Be a Cyber Hero