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Empowering Older Adults to Stay Safe in a Digital World

StayCyberSafe is a student-led initiative making cybersecurity education accessible to seniors - equipping a generation often left behind by rapidly changing technology with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate the digital world safely.

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Our mission: Empowering Seniors to Stay
Secure Online
Designing Safe Digital Futures Together

As technology becomes part of everyday life, cybercrime is rising too. At StayCyberSafe, we empower seniors with practical, engaging cybersecurity education grounded in design thinking. With creativity, collaboration, and empathy, anyone can confidently stay safe online.

The Issue

$4.8 billion in losses

In 2024, seniors over 50 lost $4.8 billion to cybercrime—a 43% jump in just one year. 

Increasingly Targeted

Cybercriminals target seniors for their trust, limited digital skills, and financial assets.

Higher losses

Seniors lose significantly more per cyber incident than younger victims.

Demographic

The problem may worsen as the senior population is set to double in coming decades

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StayCyberSafe featured on 10News San Diego

Designing safer digital experiences:
a human-centered approach to cyber safety

Empathize and Research

We listen to seniors’ real-life challenges with technology—
like confusing emails, password fatigue, or privacy concerns.

Ideate

Together, we brainstorm creative ways to stay safe: memory
tools for passwords, checklists for suspicious links, or apps
seniors actually enjoy using.

​Prototype

Participants help design their own cybersecurity tools—like
custom guides, safety checklists, or alert cards—with simple
materials or apps like Canva.

Test

We role-play real scenarios and test our solutions together—
learning what works and how to improve.

StayCyberSafe Recognized By
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San Diego District Attorney's Office
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U.S House of Representatives
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California State Assembly

Our Impact Through Their Words

Taunya Bachellor

Thank you for the excellent cybersecurity workshop. You delivered the content with great clarity and professionalism, and your thoughtful use of real-world examples, audience interaction, and approachable style made the session both engaging and informative for our residents. You’re doing truly meaningful work, and it’s making a real difference.

Taunya Bachellor | Director of Life Enrichment & Wellness

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