Business Student Resources
Safety and Privacy Online

Safety Online

Microsoft Video Tutorials
Excellent Video tutorials for keeping you and your family safe online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/videos/default.mspx

Nortel Learnit Video Tutorials
Free technology video tutorials for teachers and students. Online Safety Tutorial included.
http://www.nortellearnit.org/technology/Online_Safety/

OnGuard Online Your Safety Net
OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
http://onguardonline.gov/index.html

NSTeens
http://www.nsteens.org/index.html

SDCybersafe.com
http://www.sdcybersafe.com/teen.htm

SafeTeens.com
A place for parents and teens to learn how to use the Internet safely.
http://www.safeteens.com/

Netsmartz.com
... special section just for teens (you need sound for this site)
http://www.netsmartz.org/flash/index.html

Online Safety Quiz
...interactive quiz on online safety
http://www.safekids.com/quiz/index.html

Safety Tips for Teens from GetWise
http://www.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/tips/teens.php

Security/Privacy

Learn the Net
... how to protect yourself on the net
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/protect.html

Cyberethics
.. are you a good cybercitizen? Find out.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm

Electronic Privacy Information Center
a public interest research center established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
http://www.epic.org/

Communication Hazards

SPYWARE

How Spyware Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/spyware.htm

The Difference Between Adware & Spyware
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/
Internet/2004/spyware.asp

Recognize your wares: Spyware vs. adware
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/tip/
1,289483,sid45_gci1102643,00.html

VIRUSES

How Computer Viruses Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm

How does the Melissa virus work?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question103.htm

How do viruses and worms spread in e-mail?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question339.htm

Someone started controlling my computer over the Internet -- what happened?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question179.htm

Symantec - Latest Threats
http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/index.jsp

Trail of Desturction the History of the Virus
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,13100,00.asp

Computer Worms and Viruses Combating the Cyber Scrouge
 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/
computer_worms/index.html

HOAXES

Snopes.com
Before forwarding that email see if it is a hoax at Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/

CNN's the 10 worst Internet hoaxes
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet
/12/24/internet.hoaxes.idg/

FIREWALLS and SECURE WEBSITES

How Firewalls Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm

How Encryption Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm

Beyond the Basics Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer
/firewall/default.mspx

IDENTITY THEFT

United States Postal Service - Tips on Preventing Identity Theft
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/
MailFraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/IdentityTheft.aspx

Federal Trade Commission: Your National Resource about Identity Theft
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

FDIC: Don't Be an On-line Victim: How to Guard Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams
Macromedia Flash Player is required to view this presentation.
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/guard/index.html
Department of Justice: Identity Theft
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html

Identity Theft Prevention and Survial
http://www.identitytheft.org/