Transcript Cybersafety
Day 3 Cybersafety Presented by FJUHSD Teacher Librarian What is Cyberbullying Cyberbullying involves the use of electronic devices such as cell phones and computers to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm others. According to a survey done in 2007 by the National Crime and Protection Council, 43% of teens report that they have experienced some form of cyberbullying that year. The incidence of cyberbullying is higher among females than males. More than 50% of females age 15 to 16 years of age reported at least one cyberbullying incident. Why do teens cyberbully? 81% Because they think it is funny 64% Because they don’t like the person 45% Because they view the victim as a loser 47% Because they feel there are no consequences for cyberbullying 45% Because they don’t think they will get caught 58% of students surveyed don’t think cyberbullying is a big deal Stop Cyber bullying Do you think it was a big deal to these students and their loved ones? Rachael was stalked online by anonymous bully. She died by suicide on October 9, 2006. Ryan, a 13-year old, who died by suicide as a result of bullying at school and online. A cruel online hoax by a neighbor led to the suicide death of Megan. What is a cyber-predator? A cyber-predator uses the internet to hunt for victims to take advantage of in anyway, including sexually, emotionally, psychologically, and financially. They know how to manipulate people by creating trust and friendships where none should exist. 77% of the target for online predators are teens aged 14 and older. 33% of teens received an aggressive sexual solicitation online in the past year. 75% of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services. Phishing Phishing is to request confidential information over the Internet under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data. 15% of online teens have received a fraudulent message, compared with 22% of adults. Always check your URL when navigating in social networks like MySpace and Facebook. If you click on an application and the URL does not have www.facebook or has a URL that is just numbers like 10.263.18 immediately exit out of that page. How to stop the bad guys 1. Be suspicious of any email with urgent requests for personal financial information. Do not respond to it. Phishers typically ask for information such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers and the like. Phisher emails are typically NOT personalized, while valid messages from your bank or e-commerce company generally are. 2. Don't use the links in an email to get to any web page if you suspect the message might not be authentic. Instead, call the company on the telephone, or log onto the website directly by typing in the Web address in your browser. Don’t cut and paste the link from the message into your Internet browser — phishers can make links look like they go to one place, but that actually send you to a different site. 3. Avoid filling out forms in email messages that ask for personal financial information. Phishers make very good fake forms. You should only communicate information such as credit card numbers or account information via a secure website or the telephone. 4. Don’t email personal or financial information. Email is not a secure method of transmitting personal information. Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons like the lock icon on an order form. 5. Always ensure that you're using a secure website when submitting credit card or other sensitive information via your Web browser. To make sure you're on a secure Web server, check the beginning of the Web address in your browsers address bar - it should be "https://" rather than just "http://". 6. Use the internet to shop for an item. Then telephone your order to the vendor rather than using the so-called secure order form. If there is no way to telephone in the order then check out item 5 above as one way the prevent phishing. Works Cited Chait, Jennifer. “Cyberbullying Statistics.” lovetoknow. Web. 9 Sept. 2009 <http://safety.lovetoknow.com>. Lopez, Maribel D. “Online Teens Are Not Immune To Phishing.” FORRESTER. Web. 13 Sept. 2009 <http://www.forrester.com>. Make A Difference For Kids, Inc. “Cyberbullying.” Make A Difference For Kids. Web. 9 Sept. 2009 <http://www.makeadifferenceforkids.org>. National Crime Prevention Council. “Teens and Cyberbullying.” NCPC. Web. 9 Sept. 2009 <http://www.ncpc.org>. “Phishing Scams – 12 Ways to Stop Them.” Tweakspeed. Web. 16 Sept. 2009 <http://www.tweakspeed.com>.