About Identity Chase

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Why Schools Choose Identity Chase

Cybersecurity-informed digital safety training—practical, engaging, and built for real classrooms without adding work to your staff.

Our Core Values

Consistency Over Time

Trust isn’t built through charm, urgency, or emotional intensity—it’s earned over time. Students learn to pause, recognize when someone is trying to rush their feelings, and look for patterns instead of reacting in the moment. Consistent behavior, repeated proof, and clear boundaries are what make a person, message, or platform truly trustworthy.

Integrity Through Expertise

Everything we teach is grounded in real cybersecurity principles, translated into language students can actually understand. We focus on how risks happen in the real world, so students learn to recognize patterns—not just memorize rules. Content is continuously updated to reflect emerging digital risks, ensuring guidance remains relevant.

Engagement with Purpose

Students learn best through active participation—making digital safety memorable and meaningful. Hands-on activities and real-world scenarios show what safe, responsible online behavior actually looks like.

Empowerment Through Accessibility

Digital safety should be accessible to every school, program, and family. Identity Chase removes barriers with fully facilitated, standards-aligned workshops that are easy to implement—so students gain real skills without adding to your team’s workload.

Calm, Not Fear-Based

Students learn best when they feel supported—not overwhelmed. Identity Chase builds confidence, clarity, and practical decision-making, so students leave prepared to navigate digital challenges—not fear them.

What Makes Identity Chase Different?

ReAL-World, not Theoretical

Students actively participate in hands-on activities, real-world scenarios, and guided discussions—not just listen.

Built ON Cybersecurity Expertise

Content is grounded in real cybersecurity principles, giving students a deeper understanding of how scams, manipulation, and digital risks actually work.

Students don’t Just Listen —— They Practice

Workshops are interactive by design. Students actively make decisions, respond to situations, and apply what they learn in real time.

Standards-aligned

Aligned with New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency standards, making it easy to integrate and document.

Designed for How Students Actually Use Technology

Content reflects current platforms, behaviors, and trends—so lessons are relevant, practical, and immediately applicable.

FULLY Delivered —— No work for staff

Everything is handled—from facilitation to structure—so schools get a complete program without adding to teacher or admin workload.


Bring Identity Chase to Your School

Our Approach

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Interactive
Learning

Identity Chase workshops use hands-on activities, real-world scenarios, and guided discussions to help students actively engage. This approach builds confidence, improves retention, and helps students apply what they learn to the situations they already face online.

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Cybersecurity-Informed Content

Identity Chase draws from real-world cybersecurity principles to teach how manipulation, scams, and data misuse work. Students learn to recognize patterns, identify red flags, and respond effectively when something feels off.

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Always Up-to-Date

Identity Chase continuously updates content based on emerging trends, new threats, and how students actually use technology today. This ensures that our workshops remain relevant, age-appropriate, and aligned with current standards.

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Zero Work for Your Staff

We lead the entire 60–70 minute workshop from start to finish. No prep, no extra workload, and no need for staff to teach the material. This ensures a consistent, high-quality experience for students while giving educators a clear, effective solution they can trust.

Bridging Cybersecurity, Education, and Real-World Digital Safety

Founder & Leadership

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Identity Chase was founded by Chase Daniel Johnson to address a growing gap in schools: digital safety education that is engaging, standards-aligned, and grounded in how students experience the online world.

Built on cybersecurity-informed foundation, Identity Chase delivers practical, real-world learning without fear-based messaging or added burden on educators.

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Digital Safety

Online harm is real, and education must be handled with care. Identity Chase is supportive, grounded, and age-appropriate, with a focus on:

  • Awareness without fear

  • Skills without shame

  • Safety through understanding

Credentials and Technical Background

Chase’s work is grounded in cybersecurity, data systems, and risk analysis, with a focus on translating complex digital threats into clear, real-world learning students can apply. His background includes a former U.S. Government security clearance, a technical foundation in Meteorology and Geographic Information Systems, and industry-recognized cybersecurity certifications—bringing a data-driven, real-world perspective to digital safety education.

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Our Mission

To help students navigate the digital world safely and confidently through practical, real-world education.

Our Vision

A future where every student understands how to protect their digital identity and make informed decisions online.

Bring real-world digital safety training to your students—without adding work to your team.