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Empowerment Technology Lesson 2

The document discusses various online safety issues such as cyberbullying, identity theft, and exposure to sexual predators. It emphasizes the importance of internet safety and provides tips to avoid online crimes like not sharing personal information online, only accessing secure websites, and being cautious of unknown emails and software. Various online threats are also defined such as phishing, pharming, internet scams, and different types of malicious software like viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, adware and spyware.

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Empowerment Technology Lesson 2

The document discusses various online safety issues such as cyberbullying, identity theft, and exposure to sexual predators. It emphasizes the importance of internet safety and provides tips to avoid online crimes like not sharing personal information online, only accessing secure websites, and being cautious of unknown emails and software. Various online threats are also defined such as phishing, pharming, internet scams, and different types of malicious software like viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, adware and spyware.

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Online Safety,

Security and
Netiquette
Lesson 2
INTERNET Click icon to add picture

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The internet is the guiding technology of
the Information Technology Age just as the
electrical engine was of the Industrial Age. In
these times, more and more people are already
engaged in the use of technology. These
people who are raised in a digital, media-
saturated world are called digital natives. No
doubt, the Internet has been very useful to us Click icon to add picture
but with the rise of instant messaging, chat
rooms, emails and social networking sites, it
can also bring trouble - from cyberbullying to
more serious Internet dangers, including
exposure to sexual predators. Thus, internet
safety is always our primary concern.

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“ Online safety refers to the practices and precautions
that should be observed when using the internet to
ensure that the users as well as their computers and
personal information are safe from crimes associated
with using the internet. Here are the personal
information that must be kept confidential. There are
numerous delinquencies that can be committed on the
internet such as stalking, identity theft, privacy
violations, and harassment.

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To avoid these online crimes, follow the following online safety
measures:

Never give any personal information out about yourself over the
internet.

Do not give any banking or sensitive information unless you are sure that it is a reputable business having a secure service.
To make sure that you are in a secured network, the website address should begin with “https://’ as opposed to “http://”.
Never access your accounts by following an email link, instead type your URL by yourself.

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Never open messages or attachments from
someone you do not know.

Regularly review your privacy settings in your online


accounts to make sure you are not sharing important
personal information.
to avoid these
online crimes,
When using a public computer terminal, be sure to
follow the following delete your browsing data before leaving.
online safety
measures: Keep your software updated to
avoid security holes.

Do not download or install software or anything on


your computer or cell phone that is unknown to you.
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“ Flame War is a series of flame posts or messages in a
thread that are considered derogatory in nature or are
completely off-topic. Often these flames are posted for
the sole purpose of offending or upsetting other users.
The flame becomes a flame war when other users

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respond to the thread with their own flame message.

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Kinds of Online Threats

It is deemed any malicious happens when an email is happens when a hacker (or generally refers to someone
act that attempts to gain sent from an internet “pharmer”) directs an using internet services or
access to a computer criminal disguised as an internet user to a fake software to defraud or take
network without email from a legitimate, website instead of a advantage of victims,
authorization or permission trustworthy source. legitimate one. typically for financial gain.
from the owners

Online threat Phishing Pharming Internet Scam

also known as spiders, are unsolicited emails, refers to the use of the refers to the act of
crawlers, and web bots. It is instant messages coming internet or other electronic
a software application that from recipients that are not tormenting, harassing, or
device to harass or stalk
is programmed to do certain granted verifiable individuals or organizations. embarrassing another
tasks. permission for the message person using the internet.
to be sent.
Internet robots Spams Cyberstalking Cyberbullying
 Adware (advertising supported software) is unwanted software designed
to throw advertisements up on your screen. Example, pop-up ads and
banner ads.

 Spyware is malware that secretly observes the computer user’s activities


without permission and reports it to the software’s author. Example is a key
logger.

malware or  Virus and Worms are malwares that attach to another program and, when
executed—unintentionally by the user—replicates itself by modifying other

malicious computer programs and infecting them with its own bits of code.

software  Trojan, or Trojan Horse, is one of the most dangerous malware types.
It usually represents itself as something useful in order to trick you.

 Ransom Ware is a form of malware that locks you out of your device
and/or encrypts your files, then forces you to pay a ransom to get
them back.
Spoofing
happens when someone or
something pretends to be something Click icon to add picture
else to gain our confidence, get
access to our systems, steal data,
steal money, or spread malware.

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