Saf e ty an d

Se c u r i ty

Chap ter 8
In th i s c h ap te r you
w i l l l e ar n ab ou t

• Physical safety issues

• E-Safety issues
Data Protection Act

Personal and Sensitive data

E-safety when using the internet.
• Data Security
Threats to data.
Protection of data
 Le ar n i n g Ob j e c ti ve s

• Describe common physical safety issues and

what causes them?
• Describe some simple strategies for
preventing these issues.
• Evaluate own use of IT Equipment and
develop strategies to minimize potential
safety risks.
• Explain what is meant by personal data

• Why personal data should be confidential and

protected.
• Explain how to avoid inappropriate disclosure
of data
 Le ar n i n g Ob j e c ti ve s

• Discuss why E-safety is needed

• Evaluate own use of internet and use

strategies to minimize
the potential dangers.
• Evaluate own use of Email and use
strategies to
minimize the potential dangers.
• Evaluate own use of social media
/ networking sites / chat rooms and
use strategies to minimize
potential dangers.
• Effective security of data online
 PHYSICAL SECURITY

• Physical security comes with the use of computers in home

and business areas and bring physical dangers. Some very
sensible precautions should be taken for it.
• There are two aspects –

• Health

• Safety
 HE A LT H A SPE C T S

HEALTH AND SAFETY ADJUSTABLE CHAIRS AND SUITABLE LIGHTING AND RECOMMENDED FREQUENT EYE TEST.
REGULATIONS ARE ABOUT FOOT SUPPORTS UNCLUTTERED FREQUENT BREAKS.
ADJUSTABLE AND ANTI- WORKSTATIONS
GLARE SCREENS,
HE A LT H A SPE C T S
 • Health is generally how to
stop people becoming ill or
being affected with
computers.
SA F E T Y A SPE C T S
• Safety is more concerned
with dangers that could lead
to serious injur y or even
loss of life
S A F E T Y A S PE C T S
 • Pe r sonal d a t a i s a n y d a t a a b o u t a p e r son
l i ving o r d e a d .

• F o r e x a m ple - n a m e / a d d res s / d a t e of
b i r th / m e d ical h i st or y / b a n k ing d e t ails.

• S o m e se n sitive p e r so nal d a t a i n clu des –

E - SA F E T Y – e t hnicity / p o litical v i ew s / re ligion / c r i min al

DATA a c t ivity.

• To sa fe guard t hi s i nfo rmation m a ny c o untries

PR OT E C T ION
ha v e so m e f o r m of D a t a P ro tection A c t ( D PA)

• T hi s i s a l e gislation d e signed t o
p ro tect i n d ivid uals a n d t o p re ven t i n c orrect o r
i na ccu rate d a t a b e in g st o red.
 DATA
PROTECTION
ACT PRINCIPLES
 • E- safety refers to the benefits, risks,
and responsibilities when using ICT.

E- SAFETY
 Make sure that the website is trusted, look out for
Make sure
websites that has https or padlock symbol.

Online Only purchase from websites that offer secure

E-safety issues Purchase encrypted connections.

can be Check
Make sure that the device settings are set to safe search
encountered by device
and highest possible level of security is used.
settings
the users using
the internet. Trusted
Visit trusted websites. Only use websites recommended
by your teachers, parents or elders.

Only open email from known sources. Be careful of what

Open
you download.
 Respond
Check the source ISP Email passwords Hyperlinks
mindfully

• Open emails or • Make sure your • Respond • Protect your • .Avoid clicking
attachments ISP has an mindfully , do email account by on the hyperlinks
from trusted effective filtering not include the strong within the
source. feature to ensure name of your passwords that unknown emails,
emails from school / college are difficult to as it could be
unkknown or any personal guess. apart of phishing
sources. data that could scam.
identify you.

E-safety issues can be encountered by the

users sending / receiving emails
 E-SAFETY
W H I L E TA K I N G
PA RT I N
SOCIAL MEDIA
 E- SAFET Y W HI L E TAK I N G
PART IN SOCIAL M EDIA

• Do not publicly post personal information like

email address or personal address to people you
don't know.
• Always make sure that privacy settings when
posting photos are high and can be seen by only
people who you know.
• Block or report anybody who acts suspiciously or
who uses inappropriate language.
• Do not enter private chat rooms – stay in public
chat spaces.
• Be careful with the language used in chat rooms.