Why this exists
Cybersecurity skills can protect people or harm them. CyberLab teaches defensive skills, and this agreement sets out how students commit to using them.
Ethics
Cybersecurity Ethics Agreement
Commitments every student accepts before their first lab.
Draft for review. This document is a working draft for a prototype and has not been reviewed by legal counsel. It is not a binding agreement and does not claim any compliance certification. Last updated 29 September 2026.
Permission first
I will only test, investigate or analyse systems and data I own or have explicit permission to examine. Curiosity is not permission.
Respect privacy
If I come across someone else’s personal information, I will not copy, share or use it, and I will tell a responsible adult.
Honest work
I will submit my own analysis. I will not try to alter scores, reuse another student’s answers, or exploit the platform to change results.
Responsible disclosure
If I discover a weakness — in CyberLab, at school, or anywhere else — I will report it privately to the right person rather than publicising or exploiting it.
Know the law
Unauthorized access to computer systems is a crime in many countries, even when nothing is damaged. My teacher can explain the laws that apply where I live.