Internet Safety Basics

You begin to receive Snapchats from a user you do not recognize. This person claims to go to your school and knows a lot of information about your school and your classes that makes you believe them. After a while, they begin to ask you questions about you and your friends.

However, when you ask for the person’s name, they avoid the question. Which of the following is the best way to deal with the situation?

• Wait patiently for them to tell you

• Stop talking to them

• Stop talking to them, block and report them

While doing research on Google for a homework assignment, a message “YOU HAVE WON” pops up on your screen. This catches your attention. It also says that you have to ‘CLICK HERE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE’. Which of the following is the best way to respond in this

situation?

• Click the link quickly before you lose the prize

• Exit the site immediately

• Check to see if you can gain more information about what you have won

While surfing the Internet you come across a website that makes you feel uncomfortable. What is the best thing to do?

• Tell your friends so that they can avoid the website

• Tell your parent and/or teacher

• Write down the name of the site and don’t go there again

While playing one of your favorite games at a gaming site, suddenly the game freezes and you are asked to give your password so that the issue can be fixed. What do you do?

• Call a friend to see if they are having the same problem

• Exit the site

• Give your password so that the issue can be resolved

You receive an unexpected email attachment from a friend. You were not even expecting an email from them. What is the best thing to do?

• Open it to see if it might be homework

• Ask a trusted friend what to do

• Delete the email

If you think your email got hacked, you should immediately change your password.

• True

• False

ABC123 is an example of a strong password.

• True

• False

While online it is ok to share personal information but not private.

• True

• False

Phishing scams imitate real sources of information in an attempt to steal private information and trick persons into installing viruses on their computers.

• True

• False

Online predators target only primary school children

• True

• False