Technology - Fake Websites

Technology - Fake Websites Review

Warm up: Name one rule that will identify a Safe Website?

What is Phishing?

The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

"an email that is likely a phishing scam"

What is Domain Name?

A domain name takes the form of two main elements. For example, the domain name Facebook.com

What does HTTPS stand for?

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https) is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. TLS is an authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.

Fake Websites

A website that is not a legitimate venue. For example, the site is designed to entice the visitor into revealing sensitive information, to download some form of malware or to purchase products that never arrive. See fake news, deepfake, fake fans and scareware.

What constitutes a Fake Website?

A website that is not a legitimate venue. See fake news, deepfake, fake fans and scareware.

Give 3 ways to determine a website is safe?

1. Check the date;

2. Consider the Site's Look; and

3. Padlock Safe link secure

Name 4 safe domains for students to use when researching information?

.com; .edu; .gov and .net

Name 3 things you can always check to see if site is real or fake?

1. Does it make sense

2. Check date

3. Check author and domain name

What should Webster have done to check on the Gecko in the "E" story Gecko Goof?

Triple Checked the facts against other sites.