The Tribune

A Bahamian cloud and cyber security provider says it is expanding its Cybersecurity Awareness Month initiatives beyond Bahamian classrooms.

Cloud Carib, in a statement, said it is extending its Cyber Edu-Tour to Trinidad, sharing its educational curriculum with regional partner Brava Solutions and also engaging private sector associations on cyber security.

Now in its third year, the programme combines practical online safety education with opportunities for students to explore careers in technology. This year’s Bahamian school visits included St Francis and St Joseph’s Catholic primary schools, St Cecilia’s Catholic School and Queen’s College.

Cloud Carib said sessions addressed the digital decisions young people make every day, and included topics such as protecting personal information and recognising suspicious messages to navigating social media, cyber bullying and the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content. 

Cloud Carib staff, including Anya Beneby, its sales operations manager, M’khel Ferguson, its marketing operations manager, and Olivia Dorsett, director of marketing and communications, delivered the sessions using age-appropriate discussions, games and relatable scenarios to help students put cyber security advice into practice.

At St Francis and St Joseph’s, students invented their own ‘Block! Report! Delete!’ chant, turning the lesson into a memorable call to action. Interactive activities such as ‘Phish or Treat’ challenged students to question daily situations and decide what is safe to share online.

Cloud Carib said the emphasis is on building judgement and confidence, helping young people recognise when to pause, question a suspicious request and seek help. 

It added that it is broadening the programme’s Caribbean reach through its team in Trinidad, and by sharing its curriculum with their partner, telecommunications provider Brava Solutions, whose markets include Bermuda, Guyana, the Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands.

Cloud Carib said its support also includes sponsoring CIRT’s (computer incident response team) Cyber Sharks event, which introduced secondary school students to cyber security through team-based challenges on a live platform.

Working in teams of four, students solved puzzles to uncover hidden codes, known as ‘flags’, and earned points for each successful discovery. 

Mark Burrows, Cloud Carib’s systems administrator, joined the event’s careers panel to share his journey in the field. The panel introduced students to cyber security professionals in The Bahamas, helping them connect their interests and skills with potential career paths. 

“Some of the most rewarding moments are when students start connecting the lessons to their own lives, questioning a message, thinking twice about what they share, or asking how they can work in cyber security themselves,” said Ms Dorsett.

“As we take this programe into more schools, workplaces and Caribbean communities, we want people to leave with practical steps they feel confident using.”

Osmany Goderich, Cloud Carib’s solutions architect, and Wendell Seymour, its account director, also delivered a cyber security presentation to the Bahamas Insurance Commission.

Cloud Carib said its expanded campaign reflects its commitment to strengthening cyber security awareness across the Caribbean, helping communities build safer digital habits while introducing young people to opportunities in the region’s technology sector.