ONLINE SECURITY

Online Security Definition

Online security is a tree branch of computer security specifically related to the Internet, often involving browser security but also network security on a more general level as it applies to other applications or operating systems on a whole.

MAJOR ONLINE FRAUDS

• Credit/ Debit Card Fraud
• Identity fraud
• Online shopping fraud
• Non-delivery of goods/services fraud
• Advance Fee fraud

What is Internet Fraud?

A crime in which the perpetrator develops a scheme using one or more elements of the Internet to deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by a false representation of a matter of fact, whether by providing misleading information or by concealment of information.

Credit/ Debit Card Fraud

Credit card (or debit card) fraud is a form of identity theft that involves an unauthorized taking of another’s credit card information for the purpose of charging purchases to the account or removing funds from it.

WAYS THIEVES GATHER YOUR INFO

• Using lost or stolen credit cards
• Stealing from your mailbox
• Looking at personnel records
• Going through your trash
• Sending unsolicited email

Identity Fraud

Identity fraud can be described as the use of that stolen identity in criminal activity to obtain goods or services by deception.

YOUR IDENTITY CAN BE USED TO:

• Open Bank Accounts
• Obtain Credit Cards
• Get Loans
• Obtain State Benefits

PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FRAUD

• Beware of suspicious emails & attachments
• Keep your anti-malware software up to date
• Use HTTPS everywhere you can
• Use strong and secure passwords
• Use different passwords on different sites

POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH ONLINE STRANGERS

• Selling your own products or possessions online
• Responding to internship or job opportunities online
• Leaving comments on other peoples blogs
• Playing games or interacting with people in a virtual world

UNCOMFORTABLE INTERACTIONS WITH ONLINE STRANGERS

• Dealing with awkward friend requests from people you don’t know well
• Receiving mean or creepy comments from strangers
• Getting spam or junk mail
• Seeing IM's from unknown screennames

Definitions

Online Predator- someone who uses the Internet to develop inappropriate relationships with kids or teens

Stereotype- A popular belief about a group of people, based on assumptions that are often false

Definitions

Risky- Potentially harmful to ones emotional or physical well-being

Manipulate- Trying to influence somebody to do something they might not otherwise do, for ones own benefit

ONLINE SECURITY TIPS

MAINTAINING PHYSICAL SAFETY

• Never meet an "online friend" face to face
• Tell an adult if an online friend asks to meet you
• Evaluate personal profiles before meeting someone

MAINTAINING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY

• Know how to realize when you're being cyber-bullied
• Know appropiate reactions to being cyber-bullied
• Report cases of cyberbullying to adults
• Avoid participation in cyberbullying

MAINTAINING REPUTATIONAL SAFETY

• Your online behavior can affect your real life repuation
• Think before you share
• Treat others as you would like to be treated
• Publish positive information about yourself

PROS OF THIS APP

• Has formats already set up for you
• Simple to use
• Smooth transitions
• Easy to add pictures

CONS OF THIS APP

• Doesnt let you choose font size
• Saves slides slowly
• Cant choose font color
• Cant make long sentences