8 Viruses and malware
Many children and staff rely on antivirus protection to protect them from viruses and malware; however this is not sufficient enough. Awareness and education is required to ensure that individuals are empowered and equipped to dealing with viruses and more importantly have the knowledge and awareness to not become a target of viruses or malware.
Explore the resources listed for each topic below:
Phishing
- How to spot a fake web site – phishing, http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-spot-fake-website-phishing/ [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- Catch a phish: take the quiz, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/technology/articles/phishingtest.html
- SonicWALL phishing and spam IQ quiz, http://www.sonicwall.com/phishing/
Fake websites
- Spoof websites, http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3/year8/information_reliability_bias/information_reliability_spoofs.htm
Viruses and hackers
- Online safety, http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/course/safety/menu.shtml
Http vs. https (secure logins)
- VeriSign SSL certificates, http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LZia1WkBq_A
Reflection
Does your school have appropriate virus, malware and adware protection?
Do your children understand the important of having appropriate protection for their home computers?
How would you deliver these topic areas (if at all) in the classroom?
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