LESSON 2

Rules of Netiquette
• Online security, safety, and ethics
• Internet threats
• Protecting reputations online
• Copyright
• Contextualized online search and research
skills
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

1. consider one’s and others’ safety when sharing information

using the Internet;
2. consider one’s and others’ reputation when using the
Internet;
3. determine and avoid the dangers of the Internet;
4. be responsible in the use of social networking sites; and
5. browse the Internet efficiently and properly through proper
referencing.
Online Safety and Security
The Internet, truly, is a powerful tool. It can be
used to promote your business, gain new
friends, and stay in touch with the old ones. It is
also a source of entertainment. But like most
things in this world, there is always “another
side of the coin.” The Internet is one of the most
dangerous places, especially if you do not know
what you are doing.
 Internet Threats:
1. Malware – stands for malicious software
Types: Virus, Worm, Trojan, Spyware, Adware
2. Spam – unwanted email mostly from bots
or advertisers. It can be used to send
malware.
3. Phishing – Its goal is to acquire sensitive
personal information like passwords and
credit card details.
 Think Before You Click
1. Before you post something on the web, ask these questions to
yourself: Would you want your parents or grandparents to see it? Would
you want your future boss to see it? Once you post something on the
web, you have no control of who sees your posts.
2. Your friends depend on you to protect their reputation online. Talk to
your friends about this serious responsibility.
3. Set your post to “private.” In this way, search engines will not be
able to scan that post.
4. Avoid using names. Names are easy for search engines to scan.
5. If you feel that a post can affect you or other’s reputation, ask the
one who posted it to pull it down or report it as inappropriate.
 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you create something—an idea, an
invention, a form of literary work, or a
research, you have the right of how it
should be used by others. This is
called intellectual property.