being safe cyber space

1. BEING SMART IN CYBER SPACE How to improve you Cy-Q By Kirah Branch

2. Top Ten Safety Tips For Kids! Never give out your password. Don’t add or talk to people you don’t know 3. Do not discriminate anyone. 4. Do not meet up with people you don’t know even is you have talked to them for 6 months on the internet. (they are still strangers) Do not give out your names, addresses, phone numbers, school, or other personal information online. Make sure you have strong security software. Set your page to private Be careful what emails you do open some may contain virus and other things you don’t want to see. Change you password regularly. Being careful is the key.

3. Passwords What should you have in your password? Your password should contain letters and numbers. How often should you change your password? If you don't tell any one your password you will only need to change it once or so a year but if you have a habit of sharing your password you should probably change it every month or so just to be safe. Who should have your password? You should be the only person to have your password if you feel the need to tell someone it tell your parents because they are less likely to send people abusive messages using you email address. Keep your password locked in your brain and no one else's

5. On internet pages do not put your full name your location or anything that people could trace you and find you.

6. Make sure that you site may it be a MySpace, Facebook ect Is set to private and only add people that you know.

8. Netiquette Guidelines 1. Remember to treat others online as you would like to be treated. 2. When you receive an e-mail which says to send it to everyone you know, please don’t. 3. When you send messages online, make yourself look good by proofreading and correcting mistakes before pressing the send button. 4. Do not type messages in ALL CAPITALS. It’s like shouting. 5. Respect other people’s privacy. Do not forward other people’s e-mails without their permission. 6. Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes online. 7. Ask before you send huge attachments. 8. Keep your communications short and to the point. 9. The internet is not private. It is a mistake to assume that it is. 10. Do not leave the subject field blank in e-mails. 11. Do not forward jokes, chain letters or unimportant e-mails without the recipient’s permission. 12. If you receive a nasty e-mail do not respond immediately, if at all. 13. Do not forward virus warnings. They are generally hoaxes. Follow these guide lines and you will improve your own Cy-Q