For Students

You do the thing. You don't watch someone else do it.

NexGen Secure is not a slideshow with a quiz at the end. Every lab drops you into something that needs figuring out, and you work it until it makes sense.

Inside a lab

Something is broken. Go find out what.

You get a real situation and the tools to investigate it. Nothing you do here can break anything for real, so the only way through is to try things and see what happens.

What you actually do

Find your grade.

A few of the things you would work on. There are a lot more than this.

Along the way

Proof you did it.

Not points for turning up. Everything here is tied to something you actually worked out.

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Badges

Earned for what you did, not for showing up. Each one names the skill behind it.

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Certificates

Verifiable, and yours to keep. Something to show at home, or attach to an application later.

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Ranks

A title that grows with you across the years, from your first lab to your last.

Weekly streaksRewarding steadiness, never punishing a week off sick.

A class wallClassmates celebrating each other, with no leaderboard and no ranking.

Section milestonesYour attempts, hints and time, so the effort behind a result is visible too.

Who you'll meet

You won't be doing it alone.

Someone is with you in every lab. They step back as you get older, because by then you don't need them the same way.

Cyber Cadet
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K-2 and 3-5

Cyber Cadet

Your guide. Talks you through what is happening and what to try next.

Cyber Sentinel
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6-8

Cyber Sentinel

Sets up the mission and meets you at the end. The middle is yours.

Cyber Specialist
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9-12

Cyber Specialist

Doesn't say much. Shows up on the badge and the certificate when you have earned it.

You already live online.
This is how you get good at it.

If your school doesn't use NexGen Secure yet, ask a teacher about it. They can find everything they need on the educator page.