internet safety for middles school
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Graham Holmes
Internet Safety for Middle School Students
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A few terms first
Botnets
Vulnerability
Social Networking
Malware
Spam
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Zombies Are Used to Make Money
MedicineGamblingPornFraud
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Zombie Masters
After accounts and resourcesPhishing
Download Offers
Email account theft
After passwords
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How to help a Zombie Master
Make passwords easy Install “malware” on your
phone/computer Give them access to
your lists of addresses and friends
What do they do?Change password, email address.
Impersonate you to your friends.
Rob your friends
Use your computer to send spam or infect others
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One of the Zombie Masters
Phished for passwords, advertises via users’ buddy lists for ringtonesgambling, porn
735,925 messages earned over$500,000
May 2008: MySpace awarded $230million against Sanford Wallace
Mar 2009: Facebook wins US lawsuitbanning Wallace
Oct 2009: Facebook wins $111M verdict
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What’s at risk?
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Passwords
Have many passwords and make them complex
Use big and cap letters plus numbers
Don’t use words: Designer passwords
Protect Personal Info
Personal Data
Never send passwords, credit card numbers or personal data in email
NEVER give out your birth date, social security number, or address
“Choc4cat”
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Beware of Strange things
Don’t talk to strangers
IMs, emails or webcam chat requests
Tell your parents
Protect your computer/phone
Use anti-virus and spyware software
Don’t forward spam
Don’t click on a url you can’t trust
Don’t download applications from untrusted places
Use pop-up blockers
Don’t turn off security features
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Practice Safe Behavior Online
1. Never give out personal information over the internet including:
Name
Address
Phone Number*
Age
Gender
*Reverse Google address lookup
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Practice Safe Behavior Online
2. Never share other information that can be used to identify you such as:
Where you go to school Where you are going to be, or usually hang out (Mall, Park, etc.) Where your parents work Landmarks around your house (I live by…) Similar information about friends or family User Names and Email ID’s should be non-descript
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Practice Safe Behavior Online
3. NEVER agree to meet offline
4. If you receive an E-mail from someone you do not know, don't open it and ask a trusted adult for help (SPAM & Virus Risks)
5. Never fill out membership forms w/o parents or lab supervisors permission
6. Chat rooms are like shouting on the Internet –others are watching & listening, so don’t use personal information or discuss specific plans on the Internet
7. Be Respectful & Polite – the Internet is a community much like your neighborhood. Don't be mean or rude on the Internet
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Practice Safe Behavior Online
8. When you see anything on the Internet that makes you feel
weird, sad, or uncomfortable: • Turn off the monitor (do not delete the message)
• Tell a parent or your lab supervisor immediately and they can respond accordingly or notify law enforcement
9. If someone tries to share this type of information with you or asks you to reveal any type of personal information: • Turn off the monitor (do not delete the message)
• Tell a parent or your lab supervisor immediately and they can respond accordingly or notify law enforcement.
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Who Can You Trust?
If it’s too good to be true……
Never accept candy from a stranger…..