Lecture 3 Flashcards
essential tool for communicating, making it so popular with scammers, cybercriminals and advertising companies
why is learning how to safely manage our mail essential?
to protect ourselves from phishing scams and malware
aka junk email or unwanted email advertisements
spam
tips for dealing with scam
- use a spam blocker
- don’t reply to scam
- turn off images
- turn off your preview pane
- regularly check your spam folder
comes in many different forms, but generally works by promising something that’s too good to be true or by making one think something bad will happen if they do not act
email scams
popular email scams include;
- work-at-home offers
- weight-loss claims
- debt-relief programs
- cure-all products
tips from email spam & scams
- get a good spam filter
- report scams and spam
- check email addresses carefully
- don’t open any attachment you weren’t expecting
- keep your antivirus software updated
- keep your computer’s firewall on
- scan attachments for viruses before downloading
- don’t respond to unexpected emails from businesses
- be cautious of out-of-character emails from friends
what hackers use until they can crack weak passwords
password-cracking software
tips for creating strong passwords
- never use personal information
- use a longer password
- write down your passwords
- don’t use the same password for each account
- include numbers, symbols and both uppercase and lowercase letters
- avoid using words that can be found in the dictionary
- random passwords are the strongest
- create a mnemonic device
widely used communications protocol for secure communication over a computer network
https
https =
hypertext transfer protocol secure
insecure and subject to man-in-the-middle and eavesdropping attacks, which can let attackers gain access to website accounts and sensitive information
http
https difference with http
slower
used to indicate that the browser verifies the website as a secure site
security symbol
specialized websites that can help find what we’re looking for
search engines
popular search engines
- yahoo!
- bing
most popular search engine since it is the most effective at finding what info one is looking for
types of websites
- commercial sites
- news sites
- school
- databases
- forum
- organization
- blog
- wiki
- scholarly site
- question and answer site
used by companies to promote or give information about their products or services; sometimes biased
commercial sites
where people get their news online instead of newspapers and TV
news sites
has general information about the school and usually has pages that are written by teachers to supplement their lesson plans
school
collection of information often from different sources
databases
where people can have discussions where each is known as a thread
forum
usually have websites to promote themselves or provide (biased) information
organization
often a good place to find the latest information about a company, person, or topic; short for web log
blog
where quality articles can be found; lets users add or modify content
wiki
scholarly works such as dissertations or articles for academic journals
scholarly site
similar to a forum, except there is more emphasis on answering the original question instead of just discussing it
question and answer site
basic tips for reading a webpage
- locate the main content
- make sure you’re on the right webpage
- don’t read every word
- use headings to help you skim the page
- ignore ads
- use the back button
shortcut on finding a specific word on a page
ctrl + f (to open the find toolbar)
facts about web
- the web is smarter than you think
- you will find a wide variety of content
- you can create your own masterpiece
fictions about web
- web isn’t magic
- you won’t always find reliable information
- you can’t copy and paste someone else’s work
how to tell the search engine to find a specific phrase
put quotes around your search terms
can be contacted if help is needed in negotiating with a website
WiredSafety.org
reasons why google is popular
- easy to use even for beginners
- more effective than the average search engine
- home to a wide variety of features that can improve search experience in surprising ways
several different ways to conduct a google search
- Google.com
- your browser’s search bar
- google search app
google search strategies
- keep it simple
- take suggestions
- try different search terms
- exclude words
- search for an exact phrase
- refine your results
google fast facts
- convert any measurements
- convert currencies
- calculate anything
- get definition
- get the time
- sports scores and schedules
- get sunrise and sunset times
- track packages
- locate earthquake activity
- get real-time stock quotes
how to evaluate a website
- is the information relevant?
- what is the site purpose?
- is the site biased?
- what is the site’s top-level domain?
- is the author reliable?
- is the information current?
- does the site have a good reputation?
common examples of top-level domain
- .gov
- .edu
- .org
- .com
- .net
a usually reliable government site
.gov
can be a school, college, university
.edu
an organization; could be biased or unbiased
.org
typically used by commercial sites
.com
network embedded technology
.net
very important when it comes to finding and using information online
synthesis
steps to organize your thought
- plan ahead
- start an outline
- record your ideas & bookmark your sources
presenting someone else’s work as your own
plagiarism
tips for avoiding plagiarism
- cite a source as it gives proper credit to the original authors
- use quotation marks when necessary on the exact source words instead of paraphrasing
- rewrite in your own words
- synthesize the information
legal concept that works (images, art, writing, music, and more) belonging to the people who create them
copyright
acc to ______ law, any original content you create and record in a lasting form is your own intellectual property
copyright law
permission needed from the person who holds the copyright when you’ll use, copy, or change a copyrighted work
license
work cannot be used, adapted, copied or published without the creator’s permission
traditional copyright
work may be used without permission, but only under certain circumstances
creative commons
work can be used, adapted, copied, or published completely without restrictions; no permission needed
public domain
guidelines for fair use
- the majority of the content you create must be your own
- give credit to the copyright holder
- don’t make money off of the copyrighted work
guarding your content online
- use plagiarism search services
- set up google alerts for excerpts of your work
- add watermarks to your images
