The Cheyenne 4H Robotics Club has participated in previous Cyber-in-a-Box Challenges.
Teachers and school librarians, it’s time to register for the 2027 Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge! Next year’s challenge topic is “Exploring AI and Data Privacy.”
Problem: Cybersecurity is a community issue. In 2025, Wyoming citizens reported losses of over $25 million dollars (FBI Internet Crimes Complaint Center) for less than 600,000 people in the state. These losses are for our communities and we need to have conversations about being more security aware. When families discuss the wireless router’s password at the dinner table, we will know we have been successful. Let’s start the Security Conversation, Wyoming!
Solution: Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge
The Cyber-in-a-Box library program was developed by the Wyoming CAN (Cybersecurity Action Network) Committee and implemented by the CyberWyoming Alliance and the Wyoming State Library, both members of the CAN committee.
Last year’s School Video Challenge student videos were amazing! You can find a link to more information and a video from last year’s competition on the Wyoming State Library’s website. Students learned staging, producing, directing, animation, acting, script writing, research techniques, and, of course, about a security topic. Teachers (or parent sponsors) receive $50-100 for supplies (or pizza). Teams of up to 5 receive mystery giveaways for the Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge.
Here are some important dates:
- Registration-Now through November 1, 2026
- Video deadline-March 1, 2027
- Judging completed-March 30, 2027
- Virtual Premiere-April 15, 2027 at 2:00 p.m. (MDT)
This helpful Q & A video for adult sponsors can help you guide students through this fun and educational challenge.
For Grades 6-12, some expected learning objectives and skills include script writing, communication, story telling, video filming, production, direction, video editing techniques, and research techniques. Students can also gain employability skills such as work attitudes and values, communication and interpersonal communications, video technology, teamwork, and understanding of audience.
For students in grades 6-8, this challenge meets the following Computer Science Standard Objectives:
• Describe impacts associated with computing technologies that affect people’s everyday activities and career options along with issues of bias and accessibility in the design of technologies
• Practice grade-level appropriate behavior and responsibilities while participating in an online community, including identifying and reporting inappropriate behavior
• Describe tradeoffs between allowing information to be public and keeping information private and secure
• Discuss the legal, social, and ethical impacts associated with software development and use, including both positive and malicious intent
For students in grades 9-12, this challenge addresses the following Computer Science Standard Objectives:
• Explain how cybersecurity issues affect networks and the internet
• Justify how proliferation of computing affects privacy, rights, opportunities, and responsibility
Please contact the CyberWyoming Alliance at info@cyberwyoming.org with questions. You can also find more information and the registration form on the CyberWyoming Alliance website.
The Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge was made possible by the CyberWyoming Alliance and the Wyoming State Library.
The CyberWyoming Alliance (501c3 nonprofit) is organized exclusively to promote alliances in local communities to share cyber security threat information and advocate for the cyber security societal benefit and welfare of Wyoming citizens, senior citizens, students and the business and nonprofit communities that surround them.