Chapter 2

Online Safety and Security

Information Security
• Full Name
• Required almost everywhere
• Can be used in identity theft
• Username
• an alias that represents your online presence
• Password
 Do not share your password with ANYONE.
 Memorize your password.
 Do not use obvious passwords
 Use combinations of letters, numbers, characters, etc.
 Do not use the same passwords for different accounts.
 Change your passwords periodically
 Do not save your password when using public computers or
other people’s device.
• Birth Date
• Home Address and Locations
• Phone Numbers
• Email Address
• Financial information
• Bank account number
• Credit card number
• Pin codes
Malware (Malicious software)
• Virus
• program designed to interfere with your computer, device or
network's normal operation.
• Worm
• automatically spreads and copies itself.
• Trojan
• Disguised as a different program or file
• Spam
• Unwanted message
• Can contain malware
• Adware
• Launches unwanted advertisements
• Phishing
• done by tricking people to share their personal details
How to Avoid Malware
• Install an anti-virus program
• Do not submit your email address to suspicious looking
websites
• Don’t fall for obvious tricks
• Don’t open spam emails
• Do not click suspicious looking links
• Read before you install.
• Do not download pirated contents
• Install an ad-blocker
Online Safety and Security
• Information Security
• Commonly shared personal info
• How to keep your information safe
• Malware
• Types of malware
• How to avoid malware