ITG Digital Defenders

Raising the next generation of cyber heroes

Cybersecurity education for kids in grades K through 12. Through games, missions, and hands-on activities, kids learn to stay safe online, spot the tricks, and protect their digital world. Teens can go further with ITG NextGen, our career skills builder.

Meet the squads Bring it to your school
Four squads, every grade

A squad that grows with your kid

Every grade band gets its own squad, its own missions, and its own way of learning. Kids level up as they grow.

Grades K-2

Cyber Scouts

First steps online. Kind clicks, safe screens, and asking a grown-up, with coloring pages and print-and-play activities for home.

Enter Cyber Scouts

Grades 3-5

Cyber Rangers

Password power, spotting strangers online, and smart sharing, learned through games and team missions.

Enter Cyber Rangers

Grades 6-8

Cyber Agents

Phishing detection, digital footprints, and social media smarts, with game-style challenges that put skills to the test.

Enter Cyber Agents
Find your squad:
How it works

Learning that feels like play

Digital Defenders lives in a safe online clubhouse where each squad has its own space, missions, and rewards.

  • Join your squad. Kids enter the space built for their grade band, with content that fits their age.
  • Play games and challenges. Missions teach real skills, from spotting phishing to building strong passwords.
  • Complete missions. Hands-on activities, including printable ones for the youngest Scouts to do with a parent.
  • Earn your badges. Kids collect achievements as they level up, building confidence along the way.
Join the Defenders
For teens and high schoolers

ITG NextGen

Our teen career skills builder and career exploration area. When teens want to go beyond digital-life skills, NextGen is where they explore cybersecurity careers, build workforce-ready skills, and earn industry certifications before they even graduate.

  • Real career skills. Hands-on learning built around the work cybersecurity and GRC professionals actually do.
  • Certifications in high school. Teens study for and earn industry certifications while still in school.
  • A head start on the future. Graduates step out with skills, credentials, and a bridge into ITG Learning Academy.

What's inside NextGen

  • Introduction to cybersecurity concepts
  • Hands-on capture-the-flag challenges
  • Career pathway exploration and mentorship
  • College and certification roadmap guidance
Enroll Bring it to your school
For schools and organizations

Bring Digital Defenders to your school or district

We partner with schools, districts, libraries, and youth organizations to deliver age-appropriate cybersecurity education at scale, complete with ready-to-run curriculum and engaging activities for every grade band.

  • Ready-to-run curriculum for every grade band
  • Industry professional guest presentations for your students
  • Hands-on activities and challenges kids actually enjoy

Every kid can be a cyber hero

Reach out to enroll your child, or bring Digital Defenders to your school, library, or community group.

Enroll my kid

Email learningacademy@itggrc.com