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List 4 reasons why is it importance to think about who will see your picture or comment when you share something online.

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Online Safety Presentation & Lesson

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Online Safety

Online Safety is being aware of the nature of the possible threats that you could encounter whilst engaging in activity through the Internet, these could be security threats, protecting and managing your personal data, online reputation management, and avoiding harmful content.

Source: www.mecopp.org.uk

Exposures & Threats

  • Scams

  • Phishing

  • Privacy of our Information

  • Passwords

  • Malware

Protection

Let's be Safe Online by

  • Understanding Passwords

  • Secure Devices

  • Critically evaluate online sources of information

  • Avoiding Scams & Phishing


Passwords

Protect your personal information in the same way you value and protect your personal belongings.

Watch the video and consider the following questions, then complete the Password Quiz.

Think about the impact of technology on everyday activities and interactions, and how many of these activities require creating a password-protected account.

Questions to ask the learners:

    • How many times a day do you go online?

    • How frequently do they connect with friends via email, chat, or social media?

    • How many accounts does a typical Internet user have?

    • Do you know how to protect your accounts?

    • How would they feel if they lost access to one or more of their accounts?

Mobile Devices

Mobile devices have changed the way we access online services.

Since mobile devices are highly personal and have many uses from social networking to online banking and more it’s important to know how to use them safely.

Watch the video and consider the following questions & then complete the Mobile Quiz.

Think about the impact of smartphones and other mobile devices in your life, how we use them, and what are some common safety concerns. Below there are a few questions to help get the discussion started:

Questions:

  • How many times a day does the average person check their smartphone?

  • What are the most common activities on smartphones, and how important are these activities to your daily life? E.g., accessing social networks, messaging family and friends, taking pictures, online shopping, etc.

  • How would they feel if someone else scrolls through their phone? What information would they have access to?

  • Do you think you take mobile safety seriously?

Critically evaluate online sources of information

  • The Internet has become an indispensable resource for education.

  • The search for information doesn’t stop in the classroom, a person may seek information on a medical condition, recent world event, or their team’s final score. In all cases, it’s important to think critically to find information that is both useful and reliable.

Watch the video and consider the following questions & then complete the Reliable Information Quiz

Think about how easy it is to find information online, and why it’s important to contrast all information that one finds online. Below there are a few questions to get your learners thinking:

Questions:

  • How important is finding reliable information?

  • What makes them trust what they read on a website?

  • Know how to find reliable information online?

  • Do we know the information is real or not?

Scams & Phishing

When people think about online scams, they picture cybercriminals using highly sophisticated techniques. But most online scams are simpler than that and rely on human emotions to trick regular Internet users. If a cybercriminal can create a sense of urgency, they’re more likely to succeed in tricking Internet users.

Because our learners visit so many websites and get so many emails and messages, it’s important that they know how to identify potential online scams that may trick them into providing personal information.


Watch the video, consider the following questions & then complete the Reliable Information Quiz.

Think about some online scams that the learners may encounter on the web, and what information the scammer wants to get from them. Below there are a few questions to get you thinking.

Questions:

  • When looking at the many discounts or free gifts offered on the web, what do these offers often expect viewers to do? What are some of the dangers of responding to a fake offer?

  • Have your learners ever replied to an email from someone they didn’t know? What did the email ask them to do? What information could they unwittingly reveal in their reply?

  • When shopping online, do your learners know how to check if it’s safe to enter credit card details?

  • What could a cybercriminal do after stealing a person’s username and password?

Security Tips

infosec-campaign-malware.pdf

Malware

infosec-campaign-personal-data.pdf

Personal Data

infosec-campaign-social-media very good.pdf

Social Media

infosec-campaign-passwords.pdf

Password

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