ICT CyberSecurity Lesson 1

It is important to protect your identity online because

• Someone might steal your personal information

• Because everyone does it

• Because being online is a safe environment

• Because no one wants your info

How long can your "digital footprint" last online?

• Seconds

• Months

• Forever

• Hours

Which term describes a set of rules for appropriate behavior while on the internet?

• Identity theft

• Netiquette

• Cybersecurity

• Social Network

Which term describes bad people who watch and read your personal information online for the purpose of harassing or harming you?

• Online teachers

• Digital Footprints

• Social Networkers

• Online predators

If you are leaving tracks of personal information about yourself online and available for anyone to obtain, then you are damaging your:

• Digital footprint

• Grades

• Friendships

• Gaming record

One of the most popular online activities - and one that poses the greatest risk to your privacy - is:

• Online gaming

• Watching movies

• Checking email messages

• Social networking

Which of these is the best way to monitor your online presence and how other people see your information?

• Use a password manager

• Google yourself

• Make sure you have all your information visible

• Ask everyone you know to tell you what they see

What is NOT true about your digital footprint?

• You can erase your digital footprint

• Online predators never look at your personal information

• College admission offices are not allowed to view this

• Potential employers can use your history to determine future employment

Which of these is a good way to keep your online privacy?

• Make your posts visible to everyone, all the time.

• Use an avatar or picture of some other object

• Make your home town, school, and sports team visible in your profile

• Post your cell phone number online

Which of these is true about privacy policies on social media websites?

• The site does not have to inform you if they've been changed

• They're required by law to be posted for users

• They can never change once they've been set

• You can make up your own policies for each website