E-Safety

The Term E-Safety:

 Internet safety, or online safety, is the knowledge of maximizing the user's personal safety and security risks to private information and property associated with using the internet, and the self-protection from computer crimes in general.

  

Types and Etiquette of E-Safety:

 

 

  Context is everything. If kids want to have silly online names that conform to the convention of a particular online community and only their friends will see, fine. But for more formal communication -- like email addresses, posting comments, or anything to do with school -- have them choose a respectable screen name (though not their real name) that they wouldn't be embarrassed to utter out loud in front of, say.

 Take the high road (but don't boast about it). Chatting, texting, and status updates are all "in-the-moment" communication. But if there's an escalating sense of rudeness, sign off. No good will come of firing off a nasty comment. You can always write out a response to get something off your chest ... without sending it.

 Keep a secret. In today's world, photos, texts, and videos can be posted, copied, forwarded, downloaded, and Photoshopped in the blink of an eye. If you think something might embarrass someone, get them in trouble, compromise their privacy, or stir up drama of any kind, keep it to yourself -- and maybe delete it for good measure.

 Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing – and knowing– about you.

Many people can see your page, including your family, the police, the college you want to apply to, or the employer you want to hire you. 

Never respond to rude or threatening messages whether in chat, newsgroups or message boards. Always leave if the conversation makes you uncomfortable. Never engage in a flame war. That is a shouting match (through text) conducted between 2 or more people. Never send an email in capital letters. That is considered to be shouting on the Internet.

Never say nasty or untrue things about others especially in public forums, newsgroups, or chat. These remain in many archives and you could be charged with libel. Never forward personal emails sent to you to others without checking with the original sender first.

 

Computer Security Threat

Defination of Computer Security:

A threat, in the context of computer security, refers to anything that has the potential to cause serious harm to a computer system. A threat is something that may or may not happen, but has the potential to cause serious damage. Threats can lead to attacks on computer systems, networks and  more.

Types of Computer Threats:

 

 

 

 

 

Malware: Malware is short for “malicious software.” Wikipedia describes malware as a term used to mean a “variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.” Malware could be computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, dishonest spyware, and malicious rootkits—all of which are defined below.

  Computer virus: A computer virus is a small piece of software that can spread from one infected computer to another. The virus could corrupt, steal, or delete data on your computer—even erasing everything on your hard drive. A virus could also use other programs like your email program to spread itself to other computers.

 Computer worm: A computer worm is a software program that can copy itself from one computer to another, without human interaction. Worms can replicate in great volume and with great speed. For example, a worm can send copies of itself to every contact in your email address book and then send itself to all the contacts in your contacts’ address books.

 Trojan horse: Users can infect their computers with Trojan horse software simply by downloading an application they thought was legitimate but was in fact malicious.

 Botnet: A botnet is a group of computers connected to the Internet that have been compromised by a hacker using a computer virus or Trojan horse. An individual computer in the group is known as a “zombie“ computer.

 Spam: Spam in the security context is primarily used to describe email spam —unwanted messages in your email inbox. Spam, or electronic junk mail, is a nuisance as it can clutter your mailbox as well as potentially take up space on your mail server. Unwanted junk mail advertising items you don’t care for is harmless, relatively speaking. However, spam messages can contain links that when clicked on could go to a website that installs malicious software onto your computer.

 

 

Digital Citizenship

Term Digital Citizenship:

 Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.  Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage. 

 

 

 

 

9 Elements of Digital Citizenship:

Digital Access: Full electronic participation in society

Parents and educators need to identify if children and others have basic contact to technology as well as supporting those with "other abilities".

Digital Commerce: Buying and selling of electronic goods

 Parents need to discuss when it is appropriate to buy or sell items online

as well as the issues that can go with it (such as identity theft) when using non-secure sites.

 

Digital Communication: Electronic exchange for information 

 Parents and educators need to help children to identify the different digital communication methods (for example, cell phone, instant messaging, and blogging) and know when and where to use these communication technologies.

 

Digital Literacy:process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology

.Everyone needs to spend time learning about technology before using it. Parents and teachers need to lead their children by providing a good example of technology use. 

 

 

 Digital Etiquet:Digital Etiquette:electronic standards of conduct or procedure

.Children need to become aware how others see their technology use.Use of mobile devices (for example mobile phones, MP3 players) can be annoying to others in public spaces. 

 

Digital law: electronic responsibilities for goods and deeds

 Educators most often spend time teaching children about issues of plagiarism but everyone needs to know that this also applies to topics such as illegal downloading of music or movies. 

 

Digital rights and responsibilities: Those freedoms extended in this digital world

 

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CYBER SAFETY

Term cyber safety means

Internet safety, or online safety, is the knowledge of maximizing the user's personal safety and security risks to private information and property associated with using the internet, and the self-protection from computer crime in general.
As the number of internet users continues to grow worldwide, internet safety is a growing concern for both children and adults. Common concerns regarding safety on the internet include: malicious users (spam, phishing, cyber bullying, cyber stalking etc.), websites and software (malware, computer viruses, etc.) and various types of obscene or offensive content. Several crimes can be committed on the Internet such as stalking, identity theft and more.
Most social networking and chat sites have a page about safety. Numerous groups, governments and organizations have expressed concerns about the safety of children using the Internet. Safer Internet Day is celebrated worldwide in February to raise awareness about internet safety.

Here are some key messages around internet safety that I believe all students should be aware of.

• Always ask an adult if you’re unsure of anything when you are online.

  Don’t sign up for sites that are 13+ if you are not old enough (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc).

  Remember YAPPY (the personal information you should not share online) – Your full name, address, phone number, passwords, your plans. 

  Don’t add people as online friends unless you know them in real life or have parent permission. Never arrange to meet an online friend without talking to a parent.

        Remember that you cannot believe everything you read on the internet and you can’t trust everything online friends tell you  Talk to your parents about what you’re doing online and let them know when you’re going on the internet.

Know what cyber bullying is and tell someone if you think it’s happening to you. Cyber bullying is when someone picks on you, annoys, embarrasses, or threatens you over and over again using technology, such as the internet or a phone.

Protect your digital footprint: don’t put anything online that you wouldn’t want all your friends, family, teachers and future employers to see.

Treat others online the way you’d like to be treated.