2. My ASL (a Little bit about me)
• Lebanese
• Computer and Communication Engineering
and MBA degrees
• Security Consultant at Symantec
• Certifications: CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, CCSK,
VTSP, VSP, and other stuff
• Activist in several initiatives to promote
Technology
• Hobbies: dancing, outdoor activities
• My Motto: Live, Laugh and Love
5. When the Internet began (early 90’s)
• Information was centralized or had little user created content
• Browsers like Mosaic made internet “visual”
• Big companies made websites, sometimes too graphic heavy, lots of design
• Most of world was on dial-up, slow connections
Internet Matured in early 2000’s
• Broadband became widely available
• Websites sprang up for everyone
• Today, internet moving to mobile devices and app based
6. Today’s Digital Native (born in 1990’s or later)
• You have never stood to change a TV channel
• Internet has always existed
• You don’t go “online”; you are always connected
• Your definition of privacy is different from your parents
• You expect devices to just turn on, connect and work
• You are more collaborative, get help from networks, not just a web search or
in a book
7. What Your Parents Worry About
What You Worry About (Maybe)
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Online Strangers
Cyber bullying
Internet Addictions
Reputation problems
Inappropriate or violent content
Online “drama”
Will my friends embarrass me?
Will my secret stuff get out?
Who are my real friends?
Will I be judged by my:
•Facebook
•Twitter
•YouTube stuff
8. What we all should worry about
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12. You want to
leave positive
digital footprints
In the future, your "digital footprint" will carry far more weight
than anything you might include on a resume.
Chris Betcher
13. What we all should worry about
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15. Who’s peeking?
Everyone is!
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Friendsfamily
Friends of friendsfamily
Parents
Employers and co-workers
– Dec 2009 study commissioned by Microsoft
said 79% of recruiters & hiring mgrs
researched applicants online
– CareerBuilder.com study – 45% of employers
use social networks to screen job candidates
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Customers
Universities
Marketing companiesvendors
Criminalshackers
Government agencies (IRS, SRS!)
16. Protect Our Privacy
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Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
17. Protect Our Privacy
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2
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Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
25. Safe Social Networking – 5 tips
Tip #3: Only accept friend
requests from people you
know
Tip #2: Learn how to
change your privacy
settings
Tip #1: Remember that
even people you know can
be identity thieves
Tip #4: Limit the amount
of "time and place" data
that you expose through
social networking
Tip #5: Limit the amount of
personal information available
on your social networking
profile. (don’t publicize your
unlisted phone number!)
26. Protect Our Privacy
1
2
3
4
5
Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
27. What is Spam?
• Unwanted emails
• Up to 80% of world’s email is spam
• Some is dangerous:
− links to websites with malware
− attachments that have
− viruses in them
− Phishing emails:
offers that are dangerous
or fake
28. The “Golden Rules” for email safety
Rule #1: If you don’t
immediately recognize the
sender, don’t open it, just
delete it
Rule #2: Never send
personal information
via email > call them
Rule #3: Never click on
a link from an email
unless is from a friend
and it sounds like is
from them
29. Email Scams
1
Chain Letters
• They instruct to “forward to 10 other people” or “everyone you
know”
• Sometimes sounds well-meaning: “raise awareness to a good
cause”, “bring luck”, etc.
• Often their purpose is to spread a dangerous virus!
Delete them, Don’t click on any link, If sent by a friend, ask them not to forward them to you
because of the risks involved
2 ‘Get Rich Quick’ Themes
• Promise earning money for selling items for them
• Become a ‘professional shopper’
• Process an inheritance or other payment for people other of the country
Don’t click on links; delete
3 Financial Institution Asking for Personal Information
• Your bank, insurance, broker etc. asking to verify your password, social security number, etc.
• Usually with an excuse: ‘need to verify …”, ‘need to update every year …”, “we have detected
potential fraud …”, etc.
• They will look EXACTLY as the institution you do business with
Don’t reply; don’t click on links; Call them; Legitimate companies will NEVER ask for personal
information via email; they will call you or send you a letter
30. Self-defense against Internet and email scams
• Instead of clicking a suspicious link from an email,
type the web address yourself when you want to
visit the site.
– This is especially important for bank, credit card, and IRS websites.
31. Protect Our Privacy
1
2
3
4
5
Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
32. Passwords
DO’s
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Unique, complex, try a code that can be customized
Not a dictionary word or name
Not a phrase
Nothing a good friend might guess (like an address, pet’s name,
birthday, nickname)
• Use a different password for each site
• Most important passwords are for email and social network
DON’Ts
• DON’T store your password list on your computer in a file called
“passwords.”
• DON’T keep your passwords with your account information.
• DON’T tell your password to other people Not with a sibling, BFF, or from
one website to another. You can tell your parent.
• DON’T let other people watch you enter your passwords.
• DON’T stay logged in on a public computer
34. Virus, Spyware, Adware and Malware
is a program capable of
continually replicating
with little or no user
intervention.
A Virus
A
Spyware
is malicious computer
program that does exactly
what its name implies-i.e.,
spies on you.
is any software that, once installed
on your computer, tracks your
internet browsing habits and sends
you popups containing
advertisements related to the sites
and topics you've visited.
An
Adware
A
Malware
is short for malicious software. Malware is
a broad term that encompasses computer
viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware,
adware, and others.
35. Virus, Spyware, Adware and Malware
How do Computers get infected?
Dangerous downloads
Clicking on ads, links
Visiting infected websites
Buying into “security” alerts
& scare tactics by
unknown companies
Peer-to-peer file sharing
networks
Through “holes” left by web
browser vulnerabilities
36. Virus, Spyware, Adware and Malware
How to spot them?
• Computer runs slowly or trouble starting
• Programs might not start, esp. security software
• Flickering hard drive light
• Strange programs listed in task manager
• OFTEN YOU CAN’T EVEN TELL!!!
• Best bet: run security software at all times, regularly scan the
computer and let your parents know if something weird
happens when you are online. i.e Symantec Endpoint Protection
or Norton Internet Security
37. Protect Our Privacy
1
2
3
4
5
Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
38. Do not share
account
information
or passwords
with others
Be aware of
“shoulder
surfers” who
might try to
peek at your
passwords
Security
Create
“strong”
passwords
that are hard
for others to
guess
ON
Log out or sign out every time you leave the computer.
Log out or
sign out
every time
you leave
the
computer
Shared
Computers
39. Protect Your Privacy
1
2
3
4
5
Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online
Do not reply to Spammers, EVER
Be conscious of Web Security
Be conscious of security on shared computers
Be wary of unsecured WIFI
40.
41. What we all should worry about
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Protect Our Privacy
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42. Online Shopping
• Most retailers have a website and allow you to browse for items and make purchases.
– It is always best to only shop from Retailers you are familiar with.
– Check the reputation e.g. http://norton.safeweb.com
• Choose a secure password
• Print out all receipts or save them on your computer
• Make sure it is the real store website
– Don’t click on links in e-mails
– The website should start with https://www
It is always best to pay with a Credit Card. Do not ever send cash, check or money
order.
– Check your Credit Card statement frequently
– You do not have to complete surveys after you make a purchase.
43. Online Banking
• Banks provide online services
– To check account balances, pay bills, make transfers
– Check the reputation at http://norton.safeweb.com
• Always carefully type the bank website
• Never send account details via e-mail
• Ignore e-mails requesting you to reset your password
– If in doubt, phone your bank to confirm
45. What we all should worry about
a Positive Digital Footp
Create
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Protect Our Privacy
Protect Our Money
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Prote
dators
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Prote
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Ourselves from Ourse
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46. What is Cyberbullying?
• IM/Text harassment
• Stealing passwords
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Blogs
Web sites
• Sending pictures
through email & cell
phones
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Internet polling
• Interactive gaming
• Malicious code
• Sending porn or junk email
• Impersonation
• Cyberbullying by proxy
47. Tips for Dealing with Cyberbullying
Talk about it
before
it happens
Ask your friends
Don’t reply,
Bystanders Can
and parents for help
Keep copies
Help!
Most kids don’t cyberbully!
•Work together as a community
•If you see cyberbullying, don’t be a silent bystander. Do something!
•Talk to your classmates if they are being teased online, be a friend!
•Involve your parents, teachers and other adults.
•If there’s too much “drama”, turn it off. Get off the computer, mobile
phone and find something else to do.
48. What we all should worry about
a Positive Digital Footp
Create
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Protect Our Privacy
Protect Our Money
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ct Ourselves from Bull
Prote
dators
ct Ourselves from Pre
Prote
lves
Ourselves from Ourse
Protect
49. Who is the Online Predator?
Emotionally
vulnerable
Seeking
affection
Seeking
attention
Seeking
validation
50. What we all should worry about
a Positive Digital Footp
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Protect Our Privacy
Protect Our Money
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Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire", or European Council for Nuclear Research
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. The first Web page ever created centered on information regarding the WWW project. Visitors could learn more about hypertext, technical details for creating their own webpage, and even an explanation on how to search the web for information. Early in 1993, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois released a first version of their Mosaic browser. This software ran in the X Window System environment, popular in the research community, and offered friendly window-based interaction.
Government information
University research
Usenet group, special interests
Not visual, text based
So far, we’ve talked about why we need passwords and we’ve learned that the best passwords are at least 6 characters long, have a combination of capital letters, lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. We just talked about ways that we can remember our passwords and keep them safe. Now, we’ll learn about keeping safe on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.
As you continue to use the Internet and emails, you need to learn to tell safe emails from dangerous emails sent by scammers, spammers, and crooks. You may do serious damage to your computer by simply opening the email's links and attachments. Therefore, it is very important to learn to spot the spammers' gimmicks.
From Gawker hack; 13 most common passwords used (of millions of accounts):
123456
Password
12345678
Lifehack
Qwerty
abc123
111111
Monkey
Consumer
12345
0
Letmein
Trustno1
Most common Iphone passwords: 0000, 1234, 2580 (straight shot down keypad)
Most important two passwords are your email and social network? Because with email I can hit “forgotmy password” at almost any account and get the code to reset yours. With your social network I can spread a scam to all your friends and make money or spread malware. Or just embarrass you by using your account and posting silly or embarassing stuff.
Sharing – lots of girls will test their friendships by saying you’re not “BFF” until you share a FB password. Or boyfriend/girlfriends will post for each other or share an account, then whenthey break up it’s a disaster.
This is where kids get into trouble. We think they are safe because we installed security software but we let our kids use the Admin account (where they can install and uninstall things on the family computer) or they don’t know not to ignore security software warnings.
Also if you give a kid an iPod but not a way to get music legally, you’ve created a pirate. That brings us to peer to peer software. Some of it is legal but most isn’t and downloading free music is usually stealing.
Kids who don’t know what they are doing are inviting the criminals directly into your computer. There’s nothing the software can do to stop them since by definition when you install peer to peer, you are opening a port on your computer where traffic is allowed. Crooks know this and regularly scan the networks of connected music sharing computers, looking for financial records. The Today show recently did a story on a family whose tax refund was stolen by a crook who found their tax return’s digital image (from their online filing), registered a change of address for them at the IRS and received (and cashed) the family’s refund check.
Parents must be aware of cyberbullying and teach their kids to recognize and report it.
Talk to your child about how you could work together if it happened.
If it does, make sure you don’t respond to the bully. Keep a copy of any on screen message, no matter how embarassing.
And if you are a bystander (meaning you were sent a link to a mean website, copied on an email, etc) make sure you reach out to the victim/target to express friendship, sympathy, offer a diversion together (like ‘let’s get together after school and work on math’)
If the bullying is serious enough, get police involved. If it’s impacting the school environment, (child is afraid to go to school, feels like everyone is laughing at them, etc) then report to the school, the teacher or principal, counselor or resource officer. But parents need to drive process, leave a paper trail, review the school policy, ask for an action plan in writing. Stay on top of things and demand a respones.
(from Allison Trachthill) theAmerican School Counselor Association has updated its ethical standards. Now, confronting cyberbullying is an ethical obligation for school counselors. Section A.10.e of the Ethical Standards for School Counselors states that school counselors should, "Consider the extent to which cyberbullying is interfering with students’ educational process and base guidance curriculum and intervention programming for this pervasive and potentially dangerous problem on research-based and best practices."