Stop.Think.Connect.™: Cybersecurity Awareness for Kids, Slides of World Music

Download Stop.Think.Connect.™: Cybersecurity Awareness for Kids and more Slides World Music in PDF only on Docsity! | i} stop | THINK | CoN Eoam ABOUT STOP.THINK.CONNECT.™ • In 2009, President Obama asked the Department of Homeland Security to create the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign to help Americans understand the dangers that come with being online and the things we can do to protect ourselves from cyber threats. • Stop.Think.Connect.™ reminds Americans that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility – at home, at school, and in our communities. KIDS LEAD DIGITAL LIVES • Kids ages 8-18 spend 7 hours and 38 minutes per day online • If a child sleeps 8 hours per night, that means ONE HALF of the time that he or she is awake is spent online – 33% Online – 33% Offline (awake) – 33% Asleep • Some common online issues kids face include: – Cyber Predators – Cyber Bullying – Identity Theft Source: National Cyber Security Alliance CYBER PREDATORS & BULLIES Cyber predators are people who search online for other people in order to use, control, or harm them in some way. Cyberbullying is the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person, often anonymously. Cyber Tips for Kids • Keep your personal information private; avoid sharing your name, address, telephone number, birthday, passwords, and the name of your school when using the Internet. • Think twice before you post or say anything online; once it is in cyberspace, it’s out there forever. • Treat others like you want to be treated. • Speak up. If you see something inappropriate, let the website know and tell an adult you trust. Don’t stand for bullying—online or off. IDENTITY THEFT Identity theft is the illegal use of someone else's personal information to steal money or credit. Cyber Tips for Kids • If you have your own email account, let your parents know if you ever receive an email that asks for your personal information. Some emails look official, as if they were sent from a club or school, but they could be a trick to get your personal information. Fake emails usually seem urgent, and ask you to respond with your private information. • Choose a screen name or email address that isn't your real name to protect your identity. For instance, instead of "Jack Smith," why not choose "Sk8boardKing75?" • Create strong passwords with eight characters or more that use a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Don’t share your passwords with anyone. • Think before you click – don’t open emails from strangers and don’t click on links for unfamiliar sites. • Use and check your privacy settings on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. WE NEED YOUR HELP! • The Department of Homeland Security can’t protect the Internet alone. We need help from all Americans – including everyone here – to make smart and safe decisions when using the Internet. • Once we understand the dangers, we need to tell other people who might not be as cyber smart and savvy. Setting a good example of online behavior is something you can do right now to make a difference. • That’s why cybersecurity begins with you. Yes, you! Every Internet user, no matter how young or old, is our Nation’s first line of defense against people who might want to harm us. • If we all become more aware of who we talk to, what we say, and what we share online – we can make a big difference. CYBER EDUCATION The Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign also promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education among students. • To help keep our computers and our country’s networks safe, we need more cybersecurity professionals. • To do that, we need students who have skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. • To learn more about STEM education and careers, visit the National Initiative for Cyber Careers and Studies (NICCS) Portal at www.niccs.us-cert.gov/. SCENARIO #1: AIMEE’S COUNTRY COUNTDOWN Aimee loves listening to country music any chance she gets and regularly downloads her favorite songs onto the new MP3 Player her parents bought for her birthday. They gave her firm guidelines for downloading music—one of the rules is that she must ask them to approve the website she gets the music from to be sure it is a legitimate website and is legally downloaded. Lately she has been downloading a lot of great tunes, so her parents finally said, “No more! You have enough songs!” Aimee’s friend at school just told her about the best country song from a new country band’s album. Aimee loves this band and just has to have the new album! Her friend tells her about a secret website where you can download this new album and get all the songs for free. Aimee questions this for a minute, but trusts her friend, and eventually decides to download the new album as soon as she gets home from school. She finds the website and begins answering the questions the website requires. These include name, address, birthday, and email address. At the bottom of the webpage, the website has an additional link that offers 10 hit songs a month for only $1.99, but requires a credit card number to activate. • What should Aimee do? • What were Aimee’s mistakes? • Did Aimee do anything illegal? • Is Aimee’s friend truly a friend? • Who were Aimee’s actions most unfair to? Why?