Transcript Safety On The Internet

Protecting Students on the
School Computer Network
Enfield High School
Cyber Security
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Cyber Security addresses enforcement of secure use on
the operation of computers. It is defined by how well
your computer maintains confidentiality, integrity and
availability of information that is processed or stored on
the computer network you use.
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/
Go to this government site for information about cyber
security.
General Protection to Make the
School Network Secure
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Passwords
Connecticut Education Network
Firewalls
Proxy Servers
IP Addresses
Cookies
Anti - SPAM
General Protection on the School
Network
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Passwords are designed and used to keep your
work secure.
Passwords allow only people who have signed
a User Agreement to gain access to the
network in the school.
Your password should be a combination of
letters and numbers that you can remember.
Connecticut Education Network
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The Connecticut Education Network (CEN)
is America's first statewide K-12 (and
higher education network) to be built
exclusively using state-of-the-art fiber optic
connections.
CEN evaluates Websites and will block sites
that contain inappropriate content for
students.
Connecticut Education Network
How to Safely Use the Internet
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Protect your personal information.
Know who you're dealing with online.
Use anti-virus software, a firewall, and anti-spyware
software to help keep your computer safe and secure on
your home machine.
Be sure to set up your operating system and Web browser
software properly, and update them regularly.
Use strong passwords or strong authentication technology
to help protect your personal information.
Back up important files at home and school.
Learn what to do if something goes wrong.
Protect all children online.
Firewalls
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A network firewall protects a computer network
from unauthorized access. Network firewalls may
be hardware devices, software programs, or a
combination of the two.
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Network firewalls guard an internal computer
network (home and school) against malicious
access from the outside. Network firewalls may
also be configured to limit access to the outside
from internal users.
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Free Personal Firewalls is a site that recommends
personal firewall sites.
Proxy Servers
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Proxy servers act as an intermediary between
internal computers and external networks by
receiving and selectively blocking data packets at
the network boundary.
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These network firewalls also provide an extra
measure of safety by hiding internal Local Area
Network addresses from the outside Internet.
IP Addresses
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An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a
unique address that computers use in order to
identify and communicate with each other on a
computer network.
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This utilizes the Internet Protocol standard which
is your computer address.
Cookies
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HTTP cookies (sometimes known as web cookies)
are parcels of text sent by a server to a web
browser and then sent back from the browser
each time it accesses that server.
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HTTP cookies are used for authenticating,
tracking, and maintaining specific information
about users.
Cookies
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Cookies have been of concern for internet
privacy, since they can be used for tracking
browsing behavior.
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For example, Cookies show information
about the user, such as site preferences or
the contents of their electronic shopping
carts.
Anti – SPAM
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Spam is the material you receive on your
computer that you have not requested.
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It is an abuse of electronic messaging systems to
indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages
that clog you machine and the network.
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Anti Spam is either hardware or software that
limits the SPAM getting onto your machine.
Limiting Pop–Up Ads
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Pop-up ads or popups are a form of online advertising
on the World Wide Web intended to increase web traffic
or capture email addresses.
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It works when certain web sites open a new web browser
window to display advertisements.
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The pop-up window containing an advertisement is
usually generated by Java, but can be generated by
other means as well.
Do You Know…
Have you increased your knowledge about
computer security now? To test your
knowledge, try the self assessment quiz on
the site below.
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http://www.staysafeonline.info/content/selfassessment-quiz